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omelet

/ˈɒmlət/OM-luht
/ˈɑmlət/AHM-luht

Meaningblade of a knife

Common meaning: beaten eggs cooked flat

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchalemele‘blade of a knife’source
  2. Frenchomelettesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsblade of a knife → beaten eggs cooked flatomelet‘beaten eggs cooked flat’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old French alemele ‘blade of a knife’.

Roots

  • alemele Old French “blade of a knife”

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