omelette
/ˈɒmlɪt
/(US also omelet)
noun
A dish of beaten eggs cooked in a frying pan and served plain or with a savoury or sweet topping or filling: a cheese omelette...
- Mike Thomson, the owner/manager, will be serving bagels, omelettes, salads, home made soups and baking and pasta dishes.
- A chef was stationed at one end to cook omelettes and serve bacon, sausages and black pudding.
- Fresh leaves can be added to soups, stews, omelettes or salads.
Phrases
one can't make an omelette without breaking eggs
Origin
French, earlier amelette (alteration of alumette), variant of alumelle, from lemele 'knife blade', from Latin lamella (see lamella). The association with 'knife blade' is probably because of the thin flat shape of an omelette.