0 a dish made by mixing eggs together and frying them, often with small pieces of other food such as cheese or vegetables:
1 eggs with their yellow and transparent parts mixed together, cooked in a pan, and usually folded over some other food:
I think I've just about got enough time to whip up an omelette.
It is not fundamental in the sense that it is related to expected utility in the way that an egg yolk is related to an omelet.
This spice mixture also seasons new potatoes, or eggs which may be boiled, fried or made into omelets.
It has been incorporated into a variety of dishes from a simple omelet to more complex main courses.
It is also a common ingredient in an omelet.
During springtime, it is used together with spring onions in omelets.