- spring roll
- noun Date: 1943 egg roll; also any of various similar appetizers especially in Asian cuisine
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
spring roll
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spring roll — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms spring roll : singular spring roll plural spring rolls a Chinese food consisting of a small roll of pastry filled with meat or fish and vegetables, cooked in hot oil and eaten hot or cold … English dictionary
spring roll — /sprɪŋ ˈroʊl/ (say spring rohl) noun a Chinese delicacy consisting of a savoury filling wrapped in a thin dough and deep fried. {literal translation of Mandarin chūn juăn, so called because traditionally eaten at the spring festival} …
spring roll — Chinese Cookery. an egg roll. [1965 70; trans. of Chin chun juan] * * * … Universalium
