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OML-uh-t/ˈɒmlət/

An omelette is eggs mixed and cooked flat in a pan — British spelling; American often writes omelet. A cheese omelette; make an omelette. Fried eggs stay in shape; scrambled eggs are mixed in the pan but not a flat cake. Countable: an omelette. Cook in a pan or frying pan.

Meaning

Eggs mixed and cooked flat in a pan (British spelling).

Examples

• “I had a cheese omelette for breakfast.”
• “Would you like a mushroom omelette?”
• “This omelette is still too wet.”

Good to know

British omelette (not omelet). Contrast: fried eggs, scrambled eggs. in a pan.

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