English Explanatory Dictionary

spring roll

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spring roll.wav

Word forms

spring roll spring rolls

Etymology

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

Derived words

spring roll wrapper banana roll Vietnamese spring roll
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