- egg roll
- noun Date: 1938 a thin egg-dough casing filled with minced vegetables and often bits of meat (as shrimp or chicken) and usually deep-fried
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egg roll
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egg roll — ☆ egg roll n. a Chinese American dish consisting of a thin egg pancake wrapped around minced vegetables, meat, shrimp, etc. to form a small roll that is fried in deep fat … English World dictionary
egg roll — egg′ roll n. coo a thin casing of egg dough rolled around a mixture of minced meat or shrimp, bamboo shoots, bean sprouts, etc., and fried in deep fat • Etymology: 1940–45 … From formal English to slang
egg roll — n a ↑spring roll … Dictionary of contemporary English
egg roll — noun count a Chinese food consisting of a type of pancake filled with vegetables and sometimes meat and then rolled up … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Egg roll — This article is about the Chinese dish. For the traditional Easter activity, see egg rolling. For the Japanese dish, see tamagoyaki. Egg roll An American style egg roll, with a view of its interior Chinese … Wikipedia
egg roll — noun minced vegetables and meat wrapped in a pancake and fried • Syn: ↑spring roll • Regions: ↑China, ↑People s Republic of China, ↑mainland China, ↑Communist China, ↑Red China, ↑PR … Useful english dictionary
egg\ roll\ stand — Austin colloquial phrase for a fencing operation. See http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/keye/20020621/lo/suspects on the drag suspected of buying stolen goods 1.html Before he got busted, that guy was pulling a total egg roll stand … Dictionary of american slang
egg\ roll\ stand — Austin colloquial phrase for a fencing operation. See http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/keye/20020621/lo/suspects on the drag suspected of buying stolen goods 1.html Before he got busted, that guy was pulling a total egg roll stand … Dictionary of american slang
egg roll — noun a) A food made made by wrapping a combination of chopped vegetables, possibly meat, and sometimes noodles, in a sheet of dough, dipping the dough in egg or an egg wash, then deep frying it. b) In many Asian countries and among their… … Wiktionary
egg roll — n. spring roll, Asian dish in which dough is wrapped around a rice and egg mixture and then is fried … English contemporary dictionary
egg roll — noun N. Amer. a Chinese style snack similar to a spring roll, encased in a dough made with egg and deep fried … English new terms dictionary
