egg roll
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egg roll
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(food):
From egg + roll. In sense 1, uncertain. In sense 2, a direct transliteration of the Chinese 蛋卷.
noun egg rolls
- Chinese-American variant of the spring roll (春卷); 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.
- A thin crispy biscuit roll similar to the Spanish barquillo, Dutch kniepertjes, and Norwegian krumkake. Usually made from coconut milk, eggs, flour, sugar, and oil. This food item has many names: in Malay, kuih/kueh/kue kapit/sepit/sapit/semprong (literally "clamped/tongs/roll cake/snack"); in Chinese, 蛋卷 (literally "egg roll"); also often called "love letter" in Singapore and Malaysia (probably arising from the flowery patterns, Chinese characters, animals, etc. that were probably introduced by Peranakans). Usually eaten only around festivals such as Chinese New Year or Hari Raya Puasa. Somet
- An African snack resembling a Scotch egg.
- An instance of the egg rolling tradition.
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noun a food made by wrapping a combination of ingredients
| Español | rollo de huevo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 潤餅 /润饼 rùnbǐng |
| Português | rolo de ovos |
| Français | pâté impérial |
| Deutsch | Frühlingsrolle |
| Русский | яи́чный руле́т jaíčnyj rulét, фарширо́ванный бли́нчик farširóvannyj blínčik |
| Tiếng Việt | nem rán, nem |
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