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spring roll vs. summer 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.
  2. egg roll.
[ suhm-er rohl ]
noun
  1. (in Southeast Asian cuisine) a spring roll with a casing of rice paper, served fresh rather than deep-fried: Vietnamese summer rolls with peanut sauce.

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