omelet

Or om·e·lette

[om-lit, om-uh-]

noun

1. eggs beaten until frothy, often combined with other ingredients, as herbs, chopped ham, cheese, or jelly, and cooked until set.

Word History and Origins

Origin of omelet¹

1605–15; < French omelette, earlier amelette, metathetic form of alemette, variant of alemelle literally, thin plate, variant of Old French lemelle < Latin lāmella. See lamella, -et

Example Sentences

We brunched on the restaurant’s chorizo omelet, braised beef empanadas and a towering lemon berry French toast.

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Every burnt sauce, every floppy omelet, every literal grilled cheese attempt became a small opportunity for learning.

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The busy brunch spot offers something for everyone, with a variety of bowls, hashes, benedicts, and omelets.

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The nation grew and became increasingly industrial, but many eggs were broken to make the omelet, in the manner of Stalin’s forced industrialization of Russia.

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Though the Country Kitchen employees had to stay home with no pay for months, they are back now, serving chili cheese fries, omelets and buffalo burgers.

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