"asparagus roll" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: EN-AU ck1 asparagus roll.ogg [Australia] Forms: asparagus rolls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} asparagus roll (plural asparagus rolls)
  1. (Australia, New Zealand) A finger food made by rolling a spear of asparagus in a slice of buttered bread with the crust cut off. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand
    Sense id: en-asparagus_roll-en-noun-sBqvetJr Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, New Zealand English

Inflected forms

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