egg roll

noun

: a thin egg-dough casing filled with minced vegetables and often bits of meat (such as shrimp or chicken) and usually deep-fried

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Various foods were outside of proper temperatures including bean sprouts, raw meat, barbecue pork, chicken and egg rolls. Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2025 Try frying it into crispy stuffing fritters, using it as a filling for egg rolls, or stirring it into a casserole. Chris Morris, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2024 The Hong Kong–style diner—which serves classics such as scallion pancakes and egg rolls, as well as more experimental dishes, like caviar canapé and macaroni soup with Spam wontons—was a success. airmail.news, 17 Aug. 2024 Appetizers will include a variety of spring rolls and egg rolls. Jessica Rodriguez, Journal Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for egg roll 

Word History

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of egg roll was in 1934

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“Egg roll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/egg%20roll. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.

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egg roll

noun
: a thin egg-dough casing filled with minced vegetables and often bits of meat (as shrimp or pork) and usually deep-fried
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