omelette

om·e·let

O o

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [om-lit, om-uh-]
- /ˈɒm lɪt, ˈɒm ə-/
- /ˈɒm.lət/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [om-lit, om-uh-]
- /ˈɒm lɪt, ˈɒm ə-/

Definitions of omelette word

noun omelette eggs beaten until frothy, often combined with other ingredients, as herbs, chopped ham, cheese, or jelly, and cooked until set. 1
noun omelette A dish made with beaten eggs cooked in a frying pan without stirring, flipped over to cook on both sides, and sometimes filled or topped with cheese, chives or other foodstuffs. 1
countable noun omelette An omelette is a type of food made by beating eggs and cooking them in a flat pan. 0
noun omelette a savoury or sweet dish of beaten eggs cooked in fat 0

See all 4 definitions of omelette

Information block about the term

Origin of omelette

First appearance:

before 1605

One of the 40% oldest English words

1605-15; < French omelette, earlier amelette, metathetic form of alemette, variant of alemelle literally, thin plate, variant of Old French lemelle < Latin lāmella. See lamella, -et

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Omelette

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Omelette

omelette popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

omelette usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer