spring roll

[ spring rohl ]

noun

1. (in Asian cuisine) a cylindrical casing of rice paper, or sometimes wheat-and-egg dough, filled with a shredded mixture of vegetables and often meat or seafood, served fresh or deep-fried. Compare summer roll.
2. egg roll.

spring roll

noun

1. a Chinese dish consisting of a savoury mixture of vegetables and meat rolled up in a thin pancake and fried

Word History and Origins

Origin of spring roll¹

First recorded in 1925–30; translation of Chinese chūn-juǎn; so named because vegetable snacks are associated with the Spring Festival (Chinese New Year), the beginning of spring in the Chinese lunar calendar

Example Sentences

She too had ordered Thai food — a spring roll, Brussels sprouts and a noodle dish — but it didn’t arrive in time for the date.

From Washington Post

Eat fried spring rolls, sticky rice cakes, pickled leeks, dried coconut and persimmons, all kinds of treats.

From Time