"Swiss roll" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Swiss rolls [plural]
Etymology: Unclear. The cake is believed to have originated not in Switzerland, but elsewhere in Central Europe. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Swiss roll (plural Swiss rolls)
  1. A type of sponge cake rolled up into a cylinder, typically but not exclusively with jam or chocolate filling. Wikipedia link: Swiss roll Categories (topical): Cakes and pastries Synonyms: jelly roll, log Related terms: nut roll Translations (type of sponge cake roll): سويسرول (suisrul) [feminine] (Arabic), braç de gitano [masculine] (Catalan), 瑞士捲 (Chinese Cantonese), 瑞士卷 (seoi⁶ si⁶ gyun²) (Chinese Cantonese), 瑞士捲 (Chinese Mandarin), 瑞士卷 (ruìshìjuǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), roulade [common-gender] (Danish), rulbrioĉo (Esperanto), rulkuko (Esperanto), kääretorttu (Finnish), roulé [masculine] (French), rouleau de génoise (French), brazo de xitano [masculine] (Galician), Biskuitroulade [feminine] (German), Roulade [feminine] (German), גלילה (glilá) [feminine] (Hebrew), רולדה (ruláda) [feminine] (Hebrew), rolád (Hungarian), rúlluterta [feminine] (Icelandic), rollóg Eilvéiseach [feminine] (Irish), dolce arrotolato (Italian), ロールケーキ (rōrukēki) (Japanese), 롤케이크 (rolkeikeu) (Korean), rullekake [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), rullekake [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), rolada [feminine] (Polish), rocambole [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), torta [Portugal, feminine] (Portuguese), garibáldi [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), ruladă [feminine] (Romanian), руле́т (rulét) [masculine] (Russian), brazo de gitano [masculine] (Spanish), brazo de reina [masculine] (Spanish), pionono [masculine] (Spanish), rolad (Swedish), rulltårta [common-gender] (Swedish), rulo pasta (Turkish), Swisrôl [feminine] (Welsh)

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