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spring roll
[ spring rohl ]
noun
- (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.
spring roll
noun
- a Chinese dish consisting of a savoury mixture of vegetables and meat rolled up in a thin pancake and fried
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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
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