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om·e·let also om·e·lette  (m-lt, mlt)

n.

A dish consisting of beaten eggs cooked until set and folded over, often around a filling.

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[French omelette, from Old French amlette, alteration of alumette, variant of alumelle, probably from (la) lemelle, (the) knife blade, from Latin lmella, diminutive of lmina, thin plate.]

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omelette or esp US omelet

Noun

a dish of beaten eggs cooked in a flat pan and often folded round a savoury filling [French]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

omelette - beaten eggs or an egg mixture cooked until just set; may be folded around e.g. ham or cheese or jelly omelet dish - a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner" firm omelet - eggs beaten with milk or cream and cooked until set fluffy omelet - souffle-like omelet made by beating and adding the whites separately egg foo yong, egg fu yung - omelet containing onions and celery and chopped meat or fish

Translations

omelette, omelet [ˈɔmlɪt] n → omelette f;

ham/cheese omelet(te) → omelette au jambon/fromage

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omelette (US) omelet [ˈɔmlɪt] n → Omelett nt;

ham/cheese omelet(te) → Schinken-/Käseomelett nt

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omelette

n omelette, omelet [ˈomlit]

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