English
omurice
Omurice comes from Japanese オムライス ‘omurice: an omelette filled with fried rice,…’, and goes back to Old French amelette.
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400amelette
- Frenchc. 1600–presentomelette
- Japanesemodernオムライスomuraisu‘omurice: an omelette filled with fried rice, topped with ketchup’
- Englishearliest quotation 2026omurice
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400amelette
- Frenchc. 1600–presentomelette
- Japanesemodernオムライスomuraisu‘omurice: an omelette filled with fried rice, topped with ketchup’
- Englishearliest quotation 2026omurice
Earliest quotation: 2026, Ammar Kalia: “Things like yakisoba and katsu curry are all examples…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *stelh₃- ‘broad, to broaden’
through Latin lāmina ‘thin plate’
lame, laminate, laminar, lamina, 6 more
through French omelette
Today it means
noun A Japanese dish consisting of an egg omelette with rice mixed with ketchup in the center.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old French amelette / omurice