( NAmE also om·elet ) / ˈɒmlət; NAmE ˈɑːm-/ noun
a hot dish of eggs mixed together and fried, often with cheese, meat, vegetables, etc. added :
a cheese and mushroom omelette
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IDIOMS
- you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs
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WORD ORIGIN
French , earlier amelette (alteration of alumette ), variant of alumelle , from lemele knife blade, from Latin lamella , diminutive of lamina thin plate. The association with knife blade is probably because of the thin flat shape of an omelette.