omelette
nounfeminine/o.mɨˈlɛ.tɐ/high
o·me·le·ta
Definition
A dish made from beaten eggs cooked in a frying pan, often with other ingredients.
She ordered a cheese omelette for breakfast.
Making a perfect omelette requires practice.
Common collocations
cheese omelettemake an omeletteSpanish omelette
Idiomatic expressions
- You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs. (É preciso fazer sacrifícios para se conseguir algo.)
Etymology
Do francês 'omelette', por sua vez de origem incerta, possivelmente do latim 'lamella' (lâmina fina).