Spanish omelette

noun

A molded omelette made with the addition of fried potatoes and often onions.

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nounSpanish omelette (plural Spanish omelettes)

plural Spanish omelettes · alternative Spanish omelet

  1. A molded omelette made with the addition of fried potatoes and often onions.

    Synonyms: tortilla

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA molded omelette made with the addition of fried potatoes and often onions.

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Origin

Because it contains ingredients typical of Spanish cuisine.

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Translations

Afrikaans Spaanse omelet
  • Spaanse omeletomelette with fried potatoes
Bulgarian тортия
  • тортия (tortija)omelette with fried potatoes
Catalan truita, truita de patates
  • truitaomelette with fried potatoes
  • truita de patatesomelette with fried potatoes
  • truita espanyolaomelette with fried potatoes
French tortilla, omelette espagnole
  • tortillaomelette with fried potatoes
  • omelette espagnoleomelette with fried potatoes
Polish tortilla
  • tortillaomelette with fried potatoes
Russian торти́лья, испанская торти́лья
  • торти́лья (tortílʹja)omelette with fried potatoes
  • испанская торти́лья (ispanskaja tortílʹja)omelette with fried potatoes
Spanish tortilla, tortilla de patatas
  • tortillaomelette with fried potatoes
  • tortilla de patatasomelette with fried potatoes
  • tortilla de papasomelette with fried potatoes
  • tortilla españolaomelette with fried potatoes
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