Omelet

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  omelet \om"e*let\, omelette \om"e*lette\, n. [F. omelette, OF.
     amelette, alumete, alumelle, perh. fr. L. lamella. Cf.
     {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 e.g. 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
     [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 + PJC]
  
     {western omelet} an omelet containing chopped pieces of ham,
        onion, and green peppers.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  omelet
       n : beaten eggs or an egg mixture cooked until just set; may be
           folded around e.g. ham or cheese or jelly [syn: {omelette}]