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omelette

OM-let · noun

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Origin

The word is first recorded in English in 1611, borrowed directly from French omelette. The deeper history behind the French form isn't given here.

Journey

The facts available don't trace any shift in meaning — the word seems to have entered English already naming the same folded-egg dish it does today.

Related words

No related or cognate word is given in the facts beyond its French source, omelette.

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