Swiss roll

English

Etymology

Unclear. The cake is believed to have originated not in Switzerland, but elsewhere in Central Europe.

Noun

Swiss roll (plural Swiss rolls)

1. A type of sponge cake rolled up into a cylinder, typically but not exclusively with jam or chocolate filling.

Synonyms

• jelly roll
• log

Related terms

• nut roll

Translations

type of sponge cake roll

• Catalan: braç de gitano m
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 瑞士卷 (Seoi⁶ si^6-2 gyun²)

  Mandarin: 瑞士卷蛋糕 (Ruìshì juǎndàngāo)

• Danish: roulade c
• Finnish: kääretorttu (fi)
• French: roulé (fr) m, rouleau de génoise
• German: Biskuitroulade f, Roulade (de) f
• Hungarian: rolád (hu)
• Icelandic: rúlluterta f
• Irish: rollóg Eilvéiseach f
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• Japanese: ロールケーキ (rōrukēki)
• Korean: 롤케이크 (lolkeikeu)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: rullekake m or f

  Nynorsk: rullekake f

• Portuguese: rocambole (pt) m
• Romanian: ruladă (ro) f
• Russian: руле́т (ru) m (rulét)
• Spanish: brazo de gitano m
• Swedish: rolad, rulltårta (sv) c