omelette

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: ome=lette

CIDE DICTIONARY

omelette, n. [F. omelette, OF. amelette, alumete, alumelle, perh. fr. L. lamella. Cf. Lamella.].

 A dish consisting of eggs beaten up with a little flour, etc., and cooked in a frying pan until just set into a semisolid consistency; it may be folded around e.g. ham or cheese or jelly; as, a plain omelet. When additional ingredients are mixed in, the names of the ingredients may be mentioned in the name of the omelet; as, a ham and cheese omelet; a bacon and cheese omelet  [1913 Webster]

western omelet an omelet containing chopped pieces of ham, onion, and green peppers.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

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

Etymology

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