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omelette

/ ˈɒɪ /

noun

  1. a savoury or sweet dish of beaten eggs cooked in fat

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of omelette1

C17: from French omelette, changed from alumette, from alumelle sword blade, changed by mistaken division from la lemelle, from Latin (see lamella ); apparently from the flat shape of the omelette
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They can also be added to an omelette or roasted on their own and finished with a drizzle of balsamic vinegar.

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Before games, throughout the day, he started drinking three cans of Red Bull and a double espresso and eating a cheese and ham omelette with baked beans.

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"The Bear" rocked the television world with its fast-paced, anxiety-inducing dialogue, erratic characters and viral omelettes filled with crushed-up potato chips.

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At night, foodies swarm the island's markets to devour braised pork rice, crispy-fried Taiwanese popcorn chicken, overwhelmingly fermented "stinky" tofu and oyster omelettes.

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The recipe is easy to halve, and when you do, you have plenty of crab left over for omelettes in the morning.

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