- spring roll
- ,spring `roll noun counta Chinese food consisting of a small roll of PASTRY filled with meat or fish and vegetables, cooked in hot oil and eaten hot or cold
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Spring roll — Chinese 春卷 … Wikipedia
spring roll — spring rolls N COUNT A spring roll is a Chinese food consisting of a small roll of thin pastry filled with vegetables and sometimes meat, and then fried … English dictionary
spring roll — [ US ˈ. .] n a type of Chinese food consisting of a piece of thin rolled ↑pastry filled with vegetables and sometimes meat and cooked in oil American Equivalent: egg roll … Dictionary of contemporary English
spring roll — spring′ roll n. coo an egg roll • Etymology: 1965–70; trans. of Chin chūn juǎn … From formal English to slang
spring roll — n. a Chinese dish similar to an egg roll but having a thinner wrapper that develops a crisper texture when fried … English World dictionary
spring roll — noun minced vegetables and meat wrapped in a pancake and fried • Syn: ↑egg roll • Regions: ↑China, ↑People s Republic of China, ↑mainland China, ↑Communist China, ↑Red China, ↑PRC … Useful english dictionary
spring roll — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms spring roll : singular spring roll plural spring rolls a Chinese food consisting of a small roll of pastry filled with meat or fish and vegetables, cooked in hot oil and eaten hot or cold … English dictionary
spring roll — /sprɪŋ ˈroʊl/ (say spring rohl) noun a Chinese delicacy consisting of a savoury filling wrapped in a thin dough and deep fried. {literal translation of Mandarin chūn juăn, so called because traditionally eaten at the spring festival} …
spring roll — noun Date: 1943 egg roll; also any of various similar appetizers especially in Asian cuisine … New Collegiate Dictionary
spring roll — Chinese Cookery. an egg roll. [1965 70; trans. of Chin chun juan] * * * … Universalium
