"egg roll" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: egg rolls [plural]
Etymology: From egg + roll, modelled after spring roll. The use of egg in the name is probably because the words for spring and egg sound the same in Cantonese, as egg rolls usually contain no egg. Etymology templates: {{af|en|egg|roll}} egg + roll, {{m|en|spring roll}} spring roll Head templates: {{en-noun}} egg roll (plural egg rolls)
  1. A food made made by wrapping a combination of chopped vegetables, possibly meat, and sometimes noodles, in a sheet of dough, dipping the dough in egg or an egg wash, then deep frying it. Translations (a food made made by wrapping a combination of ingredients): ကော်ပြန့် (kau-pran.) (Burmese), rotlle d'ou [masculine] (Catalan), 潤餅 (Chinese Mandarin), 润饼 (rùnbǐng) (Chinese Mandarin), loempia [neuter] (Dutch), kevätkääryle (Finnish), pâté impérial [masculine] (French), Frühlingsrolle [feminine] (German), lumpia (Indonesian), sajgonka [feminine] (Polish), rolo de ovos (Portuguese), яи́чный руле́т (jaíčnyj rulét) [masculine] (Russian), фарширо́ванный бли́нчик (farširóvannyj blínčik) [masculine] (Russian), rollo de huevo [masculine] (Spanish), nem rán (Vietnamese), nem (Vietnamese), chả giò [South, Vietnam] (Vietnamese), kab yaub (White Hmong)
    Sense id: en-egg_roll-en-noun-en:deepfried Disambiguation of 'a food made made by wrapping a combination of ingredients': 80 4 10 7
  2. In many Asian countries and among their emigrants, an egg-based, flute-shaped pastry, with typically yellowish, flaky crust, often eaten as a sweet snack or dessert; a crispy biscuit roll. Translations (an egg-based, flute-shaped pastry with typically yellowish, flaky crust): 蛋卷 (daan⁶ gyun²) (Chinese Cantonese), 雞蛋卷 (Chinese Mandarin), 鸡蛋卷 (jīdànjuǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), 蛋卷 (dànjuǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), vohvelirulla (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-egg_roll-en-noun-en:biscuits Disambiguation of 'an egg-based, flute-shaped pastry with typically yellowish, flaky crust': 6 72 12 10
  3. An African snack resembling a Scotch egg. Categories (topical): Foods
    Sense id: en-egg_roll-en-noun-nII2l6VA Disambiguation of Foods: 23 25 37 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 14 35 27 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 14 16 40 30 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 20 16 38 26
  4. An instance of the egg rolling tradition.
    Sense id: en-egg_roll-en-noun-aCzMypXA

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