omelette

Alternative forms

• omelet (chiefly US)

Etymology

From French omelette, from alemette, from alemelle (“knife blade”), probably derived from la lemelle, from Latin lamella (“thin plate”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɒm.lɪt/

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• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈɔm.lət/
• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈɑm.lət/, /ˈɑm.lɪt/, /ˈɑ.mə.lət/

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Noun

omelette (plural omelettes)

1. A dish made with beaten eggs cooked in a frying pan without stirring, flipped over to cook on both sides, and sometimes filled or topped with cheese, chives or other foodstuffs

See also

• Category:Omelettes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔm.lɛt/

Noun

omelette f (plural omelettes)

1. omelette

Further reading

• “omelette” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Noun

omelette (plural omelettes)

1. omelette

Etymology

Borrowed from French omelette.

Noun

omelette f (invariable)

1. omelette

Noun

omelette f (plural omelettes)

1. Alternative form of omelete