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Pronunciation / Transliteration: jiān dàn juǎn
"我早餐吃了一个奶酪煎蛋卷。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A dish made from beaten eggs stirred and cooked with butter or oil in a frying pan, often folded around a filling such as cheese, vegetables, or meat.
"He prepared a fluffy cheese omelette for Sunday breakfast." - 2
A metaphorical reference to the destruction of parts to achieve a whole, as in the famous proverb about breaking eggs.
"You cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the 16th-century French word 'amelette', which likely evolved from the earlier 'alomelette', a variant of 'la mete' meaning 'the blade' (referring to the flat shape of the dish). Through historical metathesis and standardisation in 19th-century culinary French, it settled into its modern spelling and phonetic structure.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Omlette" is said worldwide
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omelette
Transliteration: ɔm.lɛt
"Elle a commandé une omelette aux fines herbes."
Omelett
Transliteration: ɔmˈlɛt
"Zum Frühstück habe ich ein Omelett gegessen."
omelette
Transliteration: oˈmɛl.let.te
"Ho preparato una deliziosa omelette con i funghi."
omelets
Transliteration: omˈle.ta
Script: omelette
"Desayuné una rica tortilla francesa esta mañana."
omelete
Transliteration: o.meˈlɛ.tʃi
"Ela pediu uma omelete de queijo e presunto."
आमलेट
Transliteration: aamlet
"नाश्ते में एक आमलेट बना लो।"
煎蛋卷
Transliteration: jiān dàn juǎn
"我早餐吃了一个奶酪煎蛋卷。"
오믈렛
Transliteration: om-eul-let
"아침으로 부드러운 오믈렛을 만들었습니다."
オムレツ
Transliteration: omuretsu
"朝食にチーズ入りのオムレツを食べました。"
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