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# omelette

noun (an omelette, omelettes; also omelet)

«omelette» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

An omelette is a dish of beaten eggs cooked flat in a frying pan, often folded over a filling such as cheese, ham or vegetables. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/omelette/#m1)

### In the lessons

In cooking lessons, pupils crack, beat and cook eggs to make an omelette; safety: handle hot pans carefully and wash hands after touching raw eggs. Saying: "You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs" (you can't do something big without some problems).

### Examples

- I had a cheese omelette for lunch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/omelette/#x1)
- Beat three eggs to make an omelette. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/omelette/#x2)
- Fold the omelette in half. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/omelette/#x3)
- Dad makes a great mushroom omelette. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/omelette/#x4)
- Cook the omelette until it is set. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/omelette/#x5)
- You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/omelette/#x6)

### Note

Spelling: British "omelette", American "omelet". Begins with a vowel sound: "an omelette". Countable.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «omelette» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/omelette/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«omelette» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/omelette.html) on Mova free.