"California roll" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-California roll.ogg Forms: California rolls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} California roll (plural California rolls)
  1. (cooking) A popular form of sushi in the United States, commonly made with avocado, cucumber, and crab meat, and wrapped with rice. Categories (topical): Cooking, Foods Categories (place): Sushi, Sushi Translations (sushi): 加州捲 /加州卷 (gaa¹ zau¹ gyun²) (Chinese Cantonese), 加州捲 /加州卷 (Jiāzhōu juǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), rouleau de sushi californien [masculine] (French), rouleau californien [masculine] (French), カリフォルニアロール (Kariforunia rōru) (Japanese), 캘리포니아 롤 (kaelliponia rol) (Korean), rollo California (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-California_roll-en-noun-Tv3TEb3- Disambiguation of Sushi: 79 21 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 69 31 Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle Disambiguation of 'sushi': 83 17
  2. (colloquial, automotive) A rolling stop (when a car slows down at a stop sign, but does not come to a complete stop). Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): Automotive
    Sense id: en-California_roll-en-noun-yj59-hXX Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 41 59 Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles

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