Swiss roll

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of sponge cake rolled up into a cylinder, typically but not exclusively with jam or chocolate filling.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Swiss roll.wav

Word forms

Swiss roll Swiss rolls

Etymology

Unclear. The cake is believed to have originated not in Switzerland, but elsewhere in Central Europe.

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