omelette

British  

/ ˈɒmlɪt /

noun

1. a savoury or sweet dish of beaten eggs cooked in fat

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Etymology

Origin of 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

Example Sentences

They can also be added to an omelette or roasted on their own and finished with a drizzle of balsamic vinegar.

From Salon

Before games, throughout the day, he started drinking three cans of Red Bull and a double espresso and eating a cheese and ham omelette with baked beans.

From BBC

"The Bear" rocked the television world with its fast-paced, anxiety-inducing dialogue, erratic characters and viral omelettes filled with crushed-up potato chips.

From Salon

At night, foodies swarm the island's markets to devour braised pork rice, crispy-fried Taiwanese popcorn chicken, overwhelmingly fermented "stinky" tofu and oyster omelettes.

From BBC

The recipe is easy to halve, and when you do, you have plenty of crab left over for omelettes in the morning.

From Salon