omelet
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- noun
- /ˈɑːmlɪt/
- US
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tortilla francesa
- We'll begin with the perfect omelet, made with two eggs, not three.
Excuse me, can I have that omelet with no meat?
- Excuse me, can I have that omelet with no meat?
- You have this problem that the omelet or the egg will set too hard.
- And he said, oh, I make a great Spanish omelette.
- So I will usually make myself and the kids an omelette.
- That will be the ideal situation, mushroom omelette.
- So I stuffed some omelette down me and then.
Examples
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They have the best omelets.
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The waitress came to take our order, and I asked for an egg-white omelet and coffee.
Fiction book (1999) -
Excuse me, can I have that omelet with no meat?
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Let's go get an omelet.
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Maybe the name of that newspaper was a hint that I should try an omelet for breakfast.
Fiction book (1999) -
And I love to serve our omelets with chips or fries or bread on the side.
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Every morning I have a spinach omelet and a half a cup of beans measured.
Blog text (24) -
- I think you're gonna have to go cook me an omelet with no cheese and some jalapenos.
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Garrett requested a western omelet, no fries or toast, and a large glass of milk.
Fiction book (1999) -
Excuse me, can I have that omelet with no meat?
Synonyms
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An Italian omelet with eggs, vegetables, and sometimes meat cooked until firm
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A folded egg dish with ham, peppers and onions
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An egg dish mixed with vegetables, meat, or seafood
Eggs beaten with milk and cooked until they are firm
A soft, lightly folded dish of quickly cooked beaten eggs
An omelet made light and airy by beating egg whites before folding them into the yolks
Compounds
An omelet made light and airy by beating egg whites before folding them into the yolks
How Filling
Surface Forms
Etymology
Omelet comes from the French omelette, where the ending -ette means 'little', like in kitchenette, so you can think of it as a 'little egg' dish. That's why an omelet is a small, cooked egg often folded around fillings.