egg roll

See also: eggroll and egg-roll

English

an egg roll (sense 1), torn open

a bucket of egg rolls (sense 2)

Noun

egg roll (plural egg rolls)

1. A food made made by wrapping a combination of chopped vegetables, possibly meat, and sometimes noodles, in a sheet of dough, dipping the dough in egg or an egg wash, then deep frying it.
2. In many Asian countries and among their emigrants, an egg-based, flute-shaped pastry, with typically yellowish, flaky crust, often eaten as a sweet snack or dessert; a crispy biscuit roll.

Usage notes

• People who make a distinction often consider an egg roll to be larger and with a thicker skin than a spring roll, but many use the terms interchangeably.

Translations

a food made made by wrapping a combination of ingredients

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 潤餅／润饼 (zh) (rùnbǐng), 润饼 (zh) (rùnbǐng)

• Dutch: loempia (nl) n
• Finnish: kevätkääryle (fi)
• French: pâté impérial (fr) m
• Indonesian: lumpia (id)
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• Portuguese: rolo de ovos
• Russian: яи́чный руле́т m (jaíčnyj rulét), фарширо́ванный бли́нчик m (farširóvannyj blínčik)
• Spanish: rollo de huevo m
• Vietnamese: nem rán (vi), nem (vi), chả giò (vi) (South Vietnam)
• White Hmong: kab yaub

an egg-based, flute-shaped pastry with typically yellowish, flaky crust

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 蛋卷 (daan⁶ gyun²)

  Mandarin: 雞蛋卷／鸡蛋卷 (jīdànjuǎn), 鸡蛋卷 (jīdànjuǎn), 蛋卷 (dànjuǎn)

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• Finnish: vohvelirulla
• Russian: please add this translation if you can