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- noun A French dish, consisting of a hot grilled ham and cheese sandwich with a fried egg on top.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The menu, which is vegetarian-friendly, includes Vietnamese spring rolls, croque-madame, shawarma or Robespierre grilled lamb, veggies and potatoes on a baguette.
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The croque-madame — a grilled ham and cheese sandwich topped with a fried egg — has been spiced up with a citrus-chili hollandaise sauce.
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Lucien loves croque-monsieur, and for Henri, an extra egg on top for a croque-madame.
JOIE DE VIVRE ROBERT ARBOR 2003
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He never orders anything except the croque-madame.
chicagotribune.com - 2010
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Thankfully we didn't accept the mistake, as the stagioni, a cracker-crisp flatbread topped with olives, mushrooms, artichokes, cured ham and a runny fried egg, and tastes like what might happen if a croque-madame sandwich crashed into a vegetable farm, is one of the best plates of the night.
Hungry Magazine 2009
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Thankfully we didn't accept the mistake, as the stagioni, a cracker-crisp flatbread topped with olives, mushrooms, artichokes, cured ham and a runny fried egg, and tastes like what might happen if a croque-madame sandwich crashed into a vegetable farm, is one of the best plates of the night.
Hungry Magazine 2009
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Thankfully we didn't accept the mistake, as the stagioni, a cracker-crisp flatbread topped with olives, mushrooms, artichokes, cured ham and a runny fried egg, and tastes like what might happen if a croque-madame sandwich crashed into a vegetable farm, is one of the best plates of the night.
Hungry Magazine 2009
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