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rollmop

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Back-formation from the plural rollmops, from the German singular Rollmops.

noun rollmops

  1. A fillet of herring, rolled and flavoured with sliced onion and spices then pickled in brine. At lunch the excellent cold borscht could lead up to the herring sampler featuring rollmops, Swedish matjes and pickled herring, which has immediately joined the small list of dishes whose flavor helps define New York.

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noun fillet of herring

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"rollmop." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rollmop. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{rollmop_2026,
  title = {rollmop},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rollmop},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}