spring roll

English

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 春捲 / 春卷 (chūnjuǎn, literally vernal/spring-time spool), equivalent to spring +‎ roll.

Noun

spring roll (plural spring rolls)

  1. A type of savoury food consisting of shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake made from rice flour and then fried.
  2. (US) An egg roll.
  3. summer roll

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