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fluffy omelet

fluffy omelet

3.2
An omelet made light and airy by beating egg whites before folding them into the yolks
  • noun
  • /ˈflʌfi ˈɑːmlɪt/
  • US
translation icon : omelet esponjoso
  • The secret to a perfect fluffy omelet is beating the egg whites until stiff peaks form.

Examples

  • At the café, their signature dish is a fluffy omelet with cheese and spinach.

  • He ordered a fluffy omelet filled with fresh herbs for breakfast.

  • I love a fluffy omelet for breakfast.

  • Can you make a fluffy omelette today?

  • At the café, their signature dish is a fluffy omelet with cheese and spinach.

  • He ordered a fluffy omelet filled with fresh herbs for breakfast.

  • The secret to a perfect fluffy omelet is beating the egg whites until stiff peaks form.

Synonyms

omelet
vsfluffy omelet
  • US
76 1.0

A cooked dish of mixed eggs folded around fillings like cheese or vegetables

is made extra light and airy by whipping egg whites separately before folding

How Airy

souffle
  • US
4 6.5
fluffy omelet
  • US
3.2
French omelet
  • US
3.1

Surface Forms

fluffy omelet singular
fluffy omelets plural

Morphology

fluffy + omelet

The meaning — an omelet that is light and airy — is directly and transparently derived from 'fluffy' (soft, airy) modifying 'omelet' (beaten eggs). This compositional adjective+noun combination follows regular English semantics and is cross-linguistically plausible, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand the MWE.

Etymology

Fluffy omelet gets its name from a simple kitchen trick: cooks beat the egg whites until they hold air and then fold them into the yolks so the omelet puffs up. That's why the word fluffy describes the omelet as 'light and airy'.