Meanings (ES + gloss)
homelet • omelet • omelette • torreja • tortilla • tortilla francesa
A dish made with beaten eggs cooked in a frying pan without stirring, flipped over to cook on both sides, and sometimes filled or topped with other foodstuffs, for example cheese or chives.
He crossed to the window, which looked on to a herb garden, and seated himself on the chintz-covered window-seat and delicately watched the two, who were engaged in eating omelette…
She had never meant to confide in him — certainly not here, eating omelette and cheese sauce — but that look seemed to demand a confidence.
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