Definition of croque-madame in English:
croque-madame
nounˌkrɒkməˈdamˌkroʊkməˈdɑm
A fried or grilled cheese and ham sandwich topped with a poached or fried egg.
I had the croque-madame with pommes frites
Example sentencesExamples
- The kitchen serves an international menu of comfort foods like croque-madames, deviled egg platters, and the occasional paella.
- They were out of some of the pasta dishes, but the croque-madame more than made up for it!
- I would instead recommend visiting their sister eatery if you are looking for croque-madames or crepes.
- The salami sandwich and the croque-madame were delicious but the eggplant appetizer was disappointing.
- My friend had a croque-madame which was also very good, the egg fried to perfection!
Origin
French, literally 'bite (a) woman', probably on the pattern of croque-monsieur.
Definition of croque-madame in US English:
croque-madame
nounˌkrōkməˈdämˌkroʊkməˈdɑm
A fried or grilled cheese and ham sandwich topped with a poached or fried egg.
I had the croque-madame with pommes frites
Example sentencesExamples
- My friend had a croque-madame which was also very good, the egg fried to perfection!
- They were out of some of the pasta dishes, but the croque-madame more than made up for it!
- The salami sandwich and the croque-madame were delicious but the eggplant appetizer was disappointing.
- The kitchen serves an international menu of comfort foods like croque-madames, deviled egg platters, and the occasional paella.
- I would instead recommend visiting their sister eatery if you are looking for croque-madames or crepes.
Origin
French, literally ‘bite (a) woman’, probably on the pattern of croque-monsieur.