Spanish omelet
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Spanish omelet
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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There’s also a Spanish omelet with potatoes and “Croquet de Pollo,” which he described as creamy chicken fritters with potatoes.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 19, 2024
She taught him to make a Spanish omelet.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 5, 2022
There would be grapefruit and beef brochette for the high-fare travelers, a croissant and Spanish omelet for the others.
From Time Magazine Archive
And at this point, matters being so, and a second order of butter being already necessary, the waiter arrived with the Spanish omelet.
From Plum Pudding Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned by Morley, Christopher
As we did not desire to be interrogated by the commander-in-chief we drew into a small alleyway behind a ruined house, and Aggie and I cooked a Spanish omelet and arranged some lettuce-and-mayonnaise sandwiches.
From More Tish by Rinehart, Mary Roberts
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