omelette
esp US omelet
/ (ˈɒmlɪt) /
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Definition of omelette
noun
a savoury or sweet dish of beaten eggs cooked in fat
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Word Origin for omelette
C17: from French omelette, changed from alumette, from alumelle sword blade, changed by mistaken division from la lemelle, from Latin (see lamella); apparently from the flat shape of the omelette
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