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oyster omelette

oyster omelette noun: a Hokkien and Teochew oyster dish similar to an omelette or pancake, where oysters are pan-fried or deep-fried and caked in beaten (chicken or duck) eggs mixed with tapioca starch or sweet potato starch. Other ingredients may include spring onion, garlic chives, salt, pepper, cilantro.

oyster omelette: a Hokkien and Teochew oyster dish similar to an omelette or pancake, where oysters are pan-fried or...
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Noun

oyster omelette (plural oyster omelettes)

  1. (Hong-Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan) A Hokkien and Teochew oyster dish similar to an omelette or pancake, where oysters are pan-fried or deep-fried and caked in beaten (chicken or duck) eggs mixed with tapioca starch or sweet potato starch. Other ingredients may include spring onion, garlic chives, salt, pepper, cilantro.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see oyster, omelette.

Synonyms of oyster omelette

Forms of oyster omelette

pluraloyster omelettes
alternative formoyster omelet

Questions about oyster omelette

What does oyster omelette mean?
Oyster omelette means a Hokkien and Teochew oyster dish similar to an omelette or pancake, where oysters are pan-fried or deep-fried and caked in beaten (chicken or duck) eggs mixed with tapioca starch or sweet potato starch. Other ingredients may include spring onion, garlic chives, salt, pepper, cilantro.
What part of speech is oyster omelette?
Oyster omelette is a noun.
What is the plural of oyster omelette?
The plural of oyster omelette is oyster omelettes.

Words near oyster omelette in the dictionary

  1. oyster knives
  2. oyster mushroom
  3. oyster mushrooms
  4. oyster omelet
  5. oyster omelets
  6. oyster omelette
  7. oyster omelettes
  8. oyster parlor
  9. oyster parlors
  10. oyster plant
  11. oyster plants

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