"Parker House roll" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Parker House rolls [plural]
Etymology: After the Parker House Hotel in Boston, where it was invented. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Parker House roll}} Parker House roll (plural Parker House rolls)
  1. (New England, cooking) A bread roll made by flattening the center of a ball of dough so that it becomes an oval shape and then folding the oval in half. Wikipedia link: Parker House Hotel Tags: New-England Categories (topical): Cooking
    Sense id: en-Parker_House_roll-en-noun-ur9n4vqQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, New England English, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle

Inflected forms

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