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omelettey en · ADJ

Etymology

From omelette + -y.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of omeletty.
   alt of omeletty
   • Kookoo are a whole range of Persian egg patties and omelettey things. 2017, Sally Butcher, Persepolis: Vegetarian Recipes from Persia and Beyond, Northampton, Mass.: Interlink Books, →ISBN, page 69:
   • It’s a kind of omelettey, ricey pancake, and can be pleasingly topped with other goodies or even rolled up around them like a wrap. 2015, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Love Your Leftovers: Recipes for the Resourceful Cook (River Cottage), London: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 198:
   • I have tried various combinations of eggs, milk and water to a constant 100g/40z plain flour to find the ultimate batter. A mixture of half and half milk and water produces a slightly lighter and toastier-tasting result than milk alone, while beer is too yeasty. Two eggs gives a very omelettey flavour and a rubbery texture. 2008, Xanthe Clay, Recipes to Know by Heart, London: Mitchell Beazley, →ISBN, page 127:
   • The house special oyako donburi (a sweetish, omelettey concoction of chicken and long rice noodles served over rice) is on target, as is the sukiyaki. 1993, March Egerton, Adventures in Cheap Eating: Hawaii; The Comprehensive Guide to Righteous Deals and Authentic Meals on Oahu, Honolulu, Haw.: Tsunami Press, →ISBN, pages 151–152:
   • The Princess was scraping some kind of omelettey muck out of a pan (the ‘Jewish Wife’ transformation hadn’t quite started yet) and my dad was judiciously sharing out two cans of Diet Coke. 2006, Hugo Rifkind, Over Exposure, Edinburgh: Canongate Books, →ISBN, page 188:
   • Knowledgeable Japanese folk always start a meal of sushi with tamago (£1.50) – the sweetish, omelettey one which allows the diner to properly assess the quality of the rice before getting serious with the fishy bits. 2002, Charles Campion, The Rough Guide to London Restaurants, 5th edition, London: Rough Guides, →ISBN, page 81:

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