Meanings
plural Spanish omelettes · alternative Spanish omelet
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA molded omelette made with the addition of fried potatoes and often onions.
Origin
Because it contains ingredients typical of Spanish cuisine.
Full word history & related roots →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
Cite this entry
Spanish omelette. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Spanish%20omelette
“Spanish omelette.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Spanish%20omelette. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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