frittata — meaning in English

English meaning

• frittata noun An Italian-style open-faced omelette made by mixing ingredients like vegetables or cheese directly into the eggs and cooking them together, often finished in the oven.
• omelette noun A dish of beaten eggs cooked flat in a pan, often folded over a filling like cheese or vegetables.

Senses

frittata is used for these senses in English:

• frittata A crustless quiche: a molded omelette in which vegetables, cheese, etc., are mixed into the eggs and cooked together.
• omelette 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.

Related Italian words