frittata

Noun

frittata (countable and uncountable, plural frittatas or frittate)

1. A crustless quiche: a molded omelette in which vegetables, cheese, etc., are mixed into the eggs and cooked together.
   • The classic Italian egg pie, the frittata is an attractive dish that requires no fancy rolling or split-second timing... Much of the preparation for most frittate can be done in advance[.]1998, Mark Bittman, How to Cook Everything, page 740
   • It was in Giulia Vannoni’s grey Martello tower, on an island off the coast of France, sitting at a marble-topped table eating frittata and drinking Aperol, the honey-coloured aperitif of Florence, that Sydney Tremaine began to believe once more in happiness—as bizarre and unlikely a time and place...2011, Jill Downie, chapter 5, in Daggers and Men’s Smiles (A Moretti and Falla Mystery; 1), Toronto, Ont.: Dundurn, →ISBN, pages 99–100

   Synonyms:

   Spanish omelette