spring roll

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spring roll

  • /ˈspɹɪŋ.ɹəʊl/

Where it comes from

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

noun 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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noun shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake

Españolrollito de primavera, rollito primaveral
한국어춘권 chun'gwon, 춘권피 chun'gwonpi
日本語春巻き harumaki
中文春捲 /春卷 chūnjuǎn
Portuguêsrolinho primavera, crepe chinês
Françaisrouleau de printemps, rouleau printanier, nem
DeutschFrühlingsrolle
Italianoinvoltino primavera
Românăpachețel de primăvară
Русскийспринг-ро́лл spring-róll, весе́нний руле́т vesénnij rulét
Tiếng Việtnem, chả cuốn, chả ram, chả nem, chả phòng

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@misc{spring_roll_2026,
  title = {spring roll},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spring%20roll},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}