omelet

or om·e·lette

[ om-lit, om-uh- ]

noun

1. eggs beaten until frothy, often combined with other ingredients, as herbs, chopped ham, cheese, or jelly, and cooked until set.

Word History and Origins

Origin of omelet¹

1605–15; < French omelette, earlier amelette, metathetic form of alemette, variant of alemelle literally, thin plate, variant of Old French lemelle < Latin lāmella. See lamella, -et

Example Sentences

The route: This is your longest day, so get an early start with coffee, an omelet and a tall stack at Uncle Bill’s Pancake House.

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“We’re getting people from New Mexico, from even the Midwest,” said Carrillo, 45, picking at an omelet.

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A French omelet at Figaro Bistrot Since I’m over on the Eastside, I’d probably make my way to Figaro Bistrot.

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I’d get a glass of wine and maybe an omelet.

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They make this really good French omelet and serve it with a side salad.

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