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

Items span traditional Guanajuato street food to westernized Mexican delicacies and even dip into fusion dishes with birria ramen and egg rolls. —Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2025

Picture show Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/Getty Images North America Trump and first lady Melania Trump welcomed thousands of people to the South Lawn of the White House yesterday for the annual Easter egg roll. —Brittney Melton, NPR, 22 Apr. 2025

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images During Trump’s first term, the first lady wore more traditional Easter attire for the annual egg roll. —Vogue, 21 Apr. 2025

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump hosted the annual White House Easter egg roll on Monday, welcoming families to the South Lawn for the beloved tradition — complete with nearly 30,000 colorful eggs. —Heather Hunter, The Washington Examiner, 21 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for egg roll

• bankroll
• bedroll
• borehole
• cajole
• catchpole
• charcoal
• condole
• control
• dipole
• downhole
• enroll
• extol

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