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egg roll en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

(food): From egg + roll. In sense 1, uncertain. In sense 2, a direct transliteration of the Chinese 蛋卷.

Meanings

1. Chinese-American variant of the spring roll (春卷); 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.
2. (Malaysia, Singapore) A thin crispy biscuit roll similar to the Spanish barquillo, Dutch kniepertjes, and Norwegian krumkake. Usually made from coconut milk, eggs, flour, sugar, and oil. This food item has many names: in Malay, kuih/kueh/kue kapit/sepit/sapit/semprong (literally "clamped/tongs/roll cake/snack"); in Chinese, 蛋卷 (literally "egg roll"); also often called "love letter" in Singapore and Malaysia (probably arising from the flowery patterns, Chinese characters, animals, etc. that were probably introduced by Peranakans). Usually eaten only around festivals such as Chinese New Year or Hari Raya Puasa. Sometimes also folded (rather than rolled). Note: while "egg roll" is a name sometimes used for this food item in Singapore and Malaysia, in the West, the name "egg roll" usually refers to a very different, savoury Chinese-American food item that is usually served hot and has little or no egg.
3. An African snack resembling a Scotch egg.
4. An instance of the egg rolling tradition.

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Translations (22)

ca rotlle d'ou (a food made by wrapping a combination of ingredients) · pt rolo de ovos (a food made by wrapping a combination of ingredients) · pl sajgonka (an egg-based, flute-shaped pastry with typically yellowish, flaky crust) · fi kevätkääryle (a food made by wrapping a combination of ingredients) · vi chả giò (a food made by wrapping a combination of ingredients) · cmn 雞蛋卷 /鸡蛋卷 (an egg-based, flute-shaped pastry with typically yellowish, flaky crust) · de Frühlingsrolle (a food made by wrapping a combination of ingredients) · es rollo de huevo (a food made by wrapping a combination of ingredients) · fi vohvelirulla (an egg-based, flute-shaped pastry with typically yellowish, flaky crust) · cmn 潤餅 /润饼 (a food made by wrapping a combination of ingredients) · ru яи́чный руле́т (a food made by wrapping a combination of ingredients) · mww kab yaub (a food made by wrapping a combination of ingredients) · vi nem rán (a food made by wrapping a combination of ingredients) · yue 蛋卷 (an egg-based, flute-shaped pastry with typically yellowish, flaky crust) · my ကော်ပြန့် (a food made by wrapping a combination of ingredients) · cmn 蛋卷 (an egg-based, flute-shaped pastry with typically yellowish, flaky crust) · id lumpia (a food made by wrapping a combination of ingredients) · fr pâté impérial (a food made by wrapping a combination of ingredients) · nl loempia (a food made by wrapping a combination of ingredients) · pl sajgonka (a food made by wrapping a combination of ingredients) · ru фарширо́ванный бли́нчик (a food made by wrapping a combination of ingredients) · vi nem (a food made by wrapping a combination of ingredients)