"omelette-y" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more omelette-y [comparative], most omelette-y [superlative]
Etymology: From omelette + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|omelette|y}} omelette + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|head=omelette-y}} omelette-y (comparative more omelette-y, superlative most omelette-y)
  1. Alternative form of omeletty. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: omeletty
    Sense id: en-omelette-y-en-adj-xcPvYQ2~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

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          "ref": "2015 August 13, Linda Stansberry, “Chile vs. Chile”, in North Coast Journal, Eureka, Calif., →ISSN, page 34",
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          "ref": "2016, Monika Linton with Sheila Keating, Brindisa: The True Food of Spain, London: 4th Estate, HarperCollins, pages 506–507",
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