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spring roll

–noun Chinese Cookery.
an egg roll.

Origin:
1965–70; trans. of Chin chūn-juǎn
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egg roll  
n.  A usually deep-fried cylindrical casing of thin egg dough, filled with minced vegetables and often bits of seafood or meat. Also called spring roll.
spring roll  
n.  See egg roll.

[Translation of Chinese (Mandarin) chūn jun : chūn, spring + jun, roll.]
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