Meaning
omelette
- a dish made of beaten eggs cooked in a pan and folded over
In a sentence
Per colazione ho preparato un'omelette con funghi e formaggio.
For breakfast I made an omelette with mushrooms and cheese.
Vuoi un'omelette semplice o preferisci una frittata con le verdure?
Do you want a plain omelette or do you prefer a vegetable frittata?
Non so cucinare l'omelette senza romperla quando la piego.
I don't know how to cook an omelette without breaking it when I fold it.
Word forms (3)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| omelette | feminine · singular |
| omelette | feminine · plural |
| omelette | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Invariable loanword from French; feminine in Italian ('l'omelette', 'le omelette').
- Similar to 'frittata', but 'omelette' usually implies a softer, folded French-style egg dish.