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asparagus roll

asparagus roll noun: a finger food made by rolling a spear of asparagus in a slice of buttered bread with the crust cut off.

Noun

asparagus roll (plural asparagus rolls)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand) A finger food made by rolling a spear of asparagus in a slice of buttered bread with the crust cut off.
    • Yet while those clingfilm-wrapped platters of asparagus rolls, savoury cheese balls and Anzac biscuits have gone out of style, they haven't been totally scorned.2002, Craig Dowling, Insight Guide New Zealand, →ISBN, page 89
    • People had brought food: whitebait patties, cheese Scones, asparagus rolls, Smoked mussels, Cold meats, Salads, garli bread and scallop pies.2013, Henriette Fleischer, Back to Anatori: One Woman's Experience of a Small, Rural Town in New Zealand, →ISBN

Forms of asparagus roll

pluralasparagus rolls

Questions about asparagus roll

What does asparagus roll mean?
Asparagus roll means a finger food made by rolling a spear of asparagus in a slice of buttered bread with the crust cut off.
What part of speech is asparagus roll?
Asparagus roll is a noun.
What is the plural of asparagus roll?
The plural of asparagus roll is asparagus rolls.

Words near asparagus roll in the dictionary

  1. asparagus ferns
  2. asparagus lettuce
  3. asparagus lettuces
  4. asparagus pea
  5. asparagus peas
  6. asparagus roll
  7. asparagus rolls
  8. asparagus root
  9. asparagus roots
  10. asparagus-like
  11. asparagusate

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