omurice

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omurice

/ˈɒmuˌɹaɪs/
/ˈoʊmuˌɹaɪs/

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Borrowed from Japanese オムライス (omuraisu), from French omelette and English rice.

noun omrice · omu rice · omu-rice

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.

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noun Translations

한국어	오므라이스 omeuraiseu
日本語	オムライス omuraisu
中文	蛋包飯 /蛋包饭 dànbāofàn
हिन्दी	ओमुराइस omurāis, ऑमलेट राइस ŏmleṭ rāis, ऑमलेट चावल ŏmleṭ cāval
العربية	أومورايس Ōmūrāys, أرز بالأومليت arz bil-ūmlīt

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@misc{omurice_2026,
  title = {omurice},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/omurice},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}