omelet

/ˈɑm(ə)lət/

/ˈɑmlɪt/

Other forms: omelets

An omelet is a dish you might order for breakfast or brunch — it's kind of like a folded pancake made of beaten eggs, sometimes with the addition of vegetables, cheese, or meat. Yum.

A good omelet is a little bit fluffy, but firm enough to contain its filling. You cook an omelet by whisking eggs with a bit of water or milk and cooking them quickly over high heat without stirring. You can then fold the omelet in half to serve it. While the French word omelette was first used in the 1600s, the omelet itself may be more than two hundred years older than that. The Latin root, lamella, means "thin plate."

Definitions of omelet

1. noun

   beaten eggs or an egg mixture cooked until just set; may be folded around e.g. ham or cheese or jelly
   synonyms: omelette

   types:

   firm omelet

   eggs beaten with milk or cream and cooked until set

   fluffy omelet

   souffle-like omelet made by beating and adding the whites separately

   egg foo yong, egg fu yung

   omelet containing onions and celery and chopped meat or fish

   French omelet

   omelet cooked quickly and slid onto a plate

   western omelet

   a firm omelet that has diced ham and peppers and onions

   type of:

   dish

   a particular item of prepared food