omelette or omelet

omelette or omelet
ome|lette or ome|let [ `amlət ] noun count
a flat round food made by mixing eggs together and cooking them:
a cheese omelette
you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs
used for saying that it is impossible to achieve something good without causing some problems or unpleasant effects

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  • Omelette — A plain omelette In cuisine, an omelette or omelet is a dish made from beaten eggs quickly cooked with butter or oil in a frying pan, sometimes folded around a filling such as cheese, vegetables, meat (often ham), or some combination of th …   Wikipedia

  • omelette — omelet om e*let, omelette om e*lette, n. [F. omelette, OF. amelette, alumete, alumelle, perh. fr. L. lamella. Cf. {Lamella}.] (Cookery) A dish consisting of eggs beaten up with a little flour, etc., and cooked in a frying pan until just set into… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • omelet — om e*let, omelette om e*lette, n. [F. omelette, OF. amelette, alumete, alumelle, perh. fr. L. lamella. Cf. {Lamella}.] (Cookery) A dish consisting of eggs beaten up with a little flour, etc., and cooked in a frying pan until just set into a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • omelet — (n.) 1610s, from Fr. omelette (16c.), metathesis of alemette (14c.), from alemelle blade of a knife or sword, probably a misdivision of la lemelle (mistaken as l alemelle), from L. lamella thin, small plate, dim. of lamina plate, layer (see… …   Etymology dictionary

  • omelet — or omelette [äm′lət, äm′ə lət] n. [Fr omelette, earlier amelette, by metathesis < alemette < alemelle < L lamella, small plate: see LAMELLA] a dish consisting of beaten eggs, seasonings, etc., cooked or baked in a flat mass and usually… …   English World dictionary

  • omelette — (US also omelet) ► NOUN ▪ a dish of beaten eggs cooked in a frying pan and usually served with a savoury topping or filling. ● one can t make an omelette without breaking eggs Cf. ↑one can t make an omelette without breaking eggs ORIGIN French,… …   English terms dictionary

  • omelette — is the usual spelling in BrE, whereas omelet is more common in AmE …   Modern English usage

  • omelet —  / omelette  Either is correct …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • omelette — ome|lette also omelet AmE [ˈɔmlıt US ˈa:m ] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: omelette, from Latin lamella thin plate ] 1.) eggs mixed together and cooked in hot fat, sometimes with other foods added ▪ a cheese omelette 2.) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • omelet — noun beaten eggs or an egg mixture cooked until just set; may be folded around e.g. ham or cheese or jelly • Syn: ↑omelette • Hypernyms: ↑dish • Hyponyms: ↑firm omelet, ↑fluffy omelet, ↑egg foo yong, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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