"croque-monsieur" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /kʁɔk.mə.sjø/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-croque-monsieur.wav Forms: croque-monsieur [plural], croque-monsieurs [plural], croque-messieurs [plural], croquemonsieur [alternative]
Etymology: From croquer (“to crunch”) + monsieur (“gentleman”). Etymology templates: {{af|fr|croquer|monsieur|gloss1=to crunch|gloss2=gentleman}} croquer (“to crunch”) + monsieur (“gentleman”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|croque-monsieur|croque-monsieurs|croque-messieurs}} croque-monsieur m (plural croque-monsieur or croque-monsieurs or croque-messieurs)
  1. (food) croque-monsieur Wikipedia link: fr:croque-monsieur Tags: masculine Related terms: croque-madame, croque-mademoiselle, croquer, monsieur
    Sense id: en-croque-monsieur-fr-noun-3aJwad73 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French verb-noun compounds, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Foods Topics: food, lifestyle

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