omelets

We have found lemma(root) word of omelets : omelette.

Definitions


[ˈɒmlɪt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a dish of beaten eggs cooked in a frying pan and served plain or with a savoury or sweet topping or filling
(e.g: a cheese omelette)


Phrases:
- one can't make an omelette without breaking eggs

Origin:
French, earlier amelette (alteration of alumette), variant of alumelle, from lemele ‘knife blade’, from Latin lamella (see lamella). The association with ‘knife blade’ is probably because of the thin flat shape of an omelette




definition by Oxford Dictionaries