omelette

/ ˈɒmlɪt /

noun

1. a savoury or sweet dish of beaten eggs cooked in fat

Word History and Origins

Origin of omelette¹

C17: from French omelette, changed from alumette, from alumelle sword blade, changed by mistaken division from la lemelle, from Latin (see lamella ); apparently from the flat shape of the omelette

Example Sentences

"The Bear" rocked the television world with its fast-paced, anxiety-inducing dialogue, erratic characters and viral omelettes filled with crushed-up potato chips.

From Salon

At night, foodies swarm the island's markets to devour braised pork rice, crispy-fried Taiwanese popcorn chicken, overwhelmingly fermented "stinky" tofu and oyster omelettes.

From BBC

The recipe is easy to halve, and when you do, you have plenty of crab left over for omelettes in the morning.

From Salon

But trying to take politics out of immigration is like trying to take eggs out of an omelette.

From BBC

She made the best omelettes, and over sips of Red Rose tea, we’d stay up till 4 a.m. talking about the business and how to get better.

From Seattle Times