omelette
See also: Omelette
Contents
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- omelet (chiefly US)
EtymologyEdit
From French omelette, from alemette, from alemelle (“knife blade”), probably derived from la lemelle, from Latin lamella (“thin plate”).
PronunciationEdit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɒm.lɪt/
Audio (UK) (file) - (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈɔm.lət/
- (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɑm.lət/, /ˈɑm.lɪt/, /ˈɑ.mə.lət/
Audio (CA) (file)
NounEdit
omelette (plural omelettes)
- 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
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
dish made with beaten eggs
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See alsoEdit
- Category:Omelettes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
FrenchEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
omelette f (plural omelettes)
Further readingEdit
- “omelette” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).