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

Examples of egg roll in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

More than simply a novelty, the egg rolls were also an attempt to differentiate New Garden from the other Chinese restaurants selling the style of food that came to be known as chop suey. —Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 11 Nov. 2024

Laura Calderone of Relish catering — who's catered everything from foreign dignitary affairs to the White House egg roll — tells Axios that all three of her election night parties were canceled as the race tightened. —Anna Spiegel, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024

The venue with a retractable roof offers can't-miss concessions like Frito Pie in a Bag and brisket egg rolls. —Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 26 July 2024

Cut egg roll wrappers in half diagonally to form 2 triangles. —Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

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