The story
- French · borrowed fromomelette
- English todayomelette
First attested in 1611; borrowed from French omelette, see which for further etymology.
Words from the same roots
Frenchomelette all →
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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
omelette
Today it means: 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 other foodstuffs, for example cheese or chives. Full definition →
French omelette