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omelet

omelet

76 1.0
A cooked dish of mixed eggs folded around fillings like cheese or vegetables
  • noun
  • /ˈɑːmlɪt/
  • US
translation icon : 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?

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Examples

  • They have the best omelets.

  • 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?

  • Let's go get an omelet.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

frittata
vsomelet
12 6.3

An Italian omelet with eggs, vegetables, and sometimes meat cooked until firm

is normally folded with fillings rather than finished by inversion
western omelet
vsomelet
  • US
1 2.2

A folded egg dish with ham, peppers and onions

is more general and can use many different fillings
torta
vsomelet
  • Philippine
1 8.6

An egg dish mixed with vegetables, meat, or seafood

is the broader folded egg dish commonly used elsewhere
firm omelet
vsomelet
  • US
1.5

Eggs beaten with milk and cooked until they are firm

is generally less firm and often softer or more tender
French omelet
vsomelet
  • US
3.1

A soft, lightly folded dish of quickly cooked beaten eggs

is usually a folded dish that can be firmer and more cooked
fluffy omelet
vsomelet
  • US
3.2

An omelet made light and airy by beating egg whites before folding them into the yolks

is generally denser and less airy than that style

Compounds

1 2.2

A folded egg dish with ham, peppers and onions

1 2.4

A shallow pan with a long handle and slanted sides for cooking omelets

1.5

Eggs beaten with milk and cooked until they are firm

3.2

An omelet made light and airy by beating egg whites before folding them into the yolks

3.1

A soft, lightly folded dish of quickly cooked beaten eggs

How Filling

casserole
54 2.8
quiche
20 4.2
frittata
12 6.3
omelet
  • US
76 1.0
salad
550 1.0

Surface Forms

omelet singular
omelets plural
omelettes plural
omelette singular

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.