omurice
/ˈɒmuˌɹaɪs/
omurice noun: a Japanese dish consisting of an egg omelette with rice mixed with ketchup in the center.
Noun
omurice (uncountable)
- A Japanese dish consisting of an egg omelette with rice mixed with ketchup in the center.
- Things like yakisoba and katsu curry are all examples of this western mixing, while omurice has both French and American influences. I’m 50 now and I remember growing up in the 1970s with my mother making me omurice.2026 July 26, Ammar Kalia, “‘I panic. It turns to rubber’: could I learn to make omurice, the ‘world’s hardest omelette’?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
Forms of omurice
| alternative form | omrice |
|---|---|
| alternative form | omu rice |
| alternative form | omu-rice |
Origin of omurice
Borrowed from Japanese オムライス (omuraisu), from French omelette and English rice.
Words formed from omurice
Questions about omurice
- What does omurice mean?
- Omurice means a Japanese dish consisting of an egg omelette with rice mixed with ketchup in the center.
- What part of speech is omurice?
- Omurice is a noun.
- How do you pronounce omurice?
- Omurice is pronounced /ˈɒmuˌɹaɪs/.
Words near omurice in the dictionary
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