OMELETTE


Meaning of OMELETTE in English

n. (also omelet) a dish of beaten eggs cooked in a frying-pan and served plain or with a savoury or sweet filling.

[ F omelette, obs. amelette by metathesis f. alumette var. of alumelle f. lemele knife-blade f. L lamella: see LAMELLA ]

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