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egg roll

[ eg rohl ]

noun

  1. (in Chinese–American cuisine) a thin cylindrical casing of wheat–and–egg dough filled with a shredded mixture of cabbage, bamboo shoots, meat or shrimp, etc., and fried in deep fat.


egg roll

noun

  1. a Chinese-American dish consisting of egg dough filled with a minced mixture of pork, bamboo shoots, onions, etc, and browned in deep fat


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Word History and Origins

Origin of egg roll1

First recorded in 1935–40

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Example Sentences

Filipinos have adapted the Chinese egg roll to create one of their national dishes, called lumpia.

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