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egg roll
[ eg rohl ]
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.
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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Word History and Origins
Origin of egg roll1
First recorded in 1935–40
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Example Sentences
He wanted people to see nutria as not just a swamp rodent but also a potential egg roll ingredient.
From Popular-Science
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Filipinos have adapted the Chinese egg roll to create one of their national dishes, called lumpia.
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