omelet
pronunciation
How to pronounce omelet in British English:
UK ['ɒmlɪt]
How to pronounce omelet in American English:
US [ˈɑməlɪt, ˈɑmlɪt]
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- Noun:
- beaten eggs or an egg mixture cooked until just set; may be folded around e.g. ham or cheese or jelly
Word Origin
- omelet (n.)
- 1610s, from French omelette (16c.), metathesis of alemette (14c.), from alemele "omelet," literally "blade (of a knife or sword)," probably a misdivision of la lemelle (mistaken as l'alemelle), from Latin lamella "thin, small plate," diminutive of lamina "plate, layer" (see laminate). The food so called from its flat shape. The proverb "you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs" (1859) translates French On ne saurait faire une omelette sans casser des oeufs. Middle English had hanonei "fried onions mixed with scrambled eggs" (mid-15c.).
Example
- 1. I have too few eggs to make a big omelet .
- 2. I was really looking forward to enjoying that omelet .
- 3. The omelet making was meant to show how a robot could be " taught " to accomplish complex tasks .
- 4. Enjoy a satisfying scrambled egg , omelet or frittata ( an italian omelet with diced vegetables and meats ) in less than 15 minutes
- 5. See if you can scrape together enough eggs for an omelet .