egg roll

[ eg-rohl ]

/ ˈɛg ˌroʊl /

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noun

(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.

spring roll.

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Origin of egg roll

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby egg roll

egg membrane, eggnog, egg on, egg on one's face, have, eggplant, egg roll, egg rolling, egg sac, eggs Benedict, egg-shaped, eggshell

How to use egg roll in a sentence

He wanted people to see nutria as not just a swamp rodent but also a potential egg roll ingredient.
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The cheesesteak egg rolls and the chicken “Parm-eroni” were turbocharged preparations, built on the idea that more is more.
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Creating PGCs from skin tissue, on the other hand, seems like a walk in the park compared to egg freezing.
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I think 2014 was my big rock and roll year, and 2015 is gonna be a really good year to hang around the house.
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Ragtime, blues, country, jazz, soul, and rock and roll were all pioneered or inspired by black artists.
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“Gently rolling hills” roll not-so-gently under my tires, but the English countryside scenery is soporific.
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In previous decades, hip-hop was something typically preached against, much like rock & roll and heavy metal before it.
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Almost as soon as she had finished building her nest she had discovered a strange-looking egg there.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
If those jaspers flash any part of the roll in the Territory before snowfall, I'll get them.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
While you were admiring the long roll of the wave, a sudden spray would be dashed over you, and make you catch your breath!
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It reminds me of those snow-balls the boys roll up at home—the crowd gathers as it proceeds!
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
There a familiar sound met his ears—the roll of a drum followed by an incantation in a quavering, high-pitched voice.
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British Dictionary definitions for egg roll

egg roll

noun

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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