omelet
omelet , noun
[French omelette, Old French amelette, alumete, alumelle, perh. from Latin lamella. Compare Lamella.]
(Cookery) 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 for example 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
Collocations (1)
western omelet , an omelet containing chopped pieces of ham, onion, and green peppers.
Also: omelette