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dynamite roll

dynamite roll noun: a type of Western-style sushi usually containing a piece of prawn tempura and capelin roe with vegetables and Japanese mayonnaise.

Noun

dynamite roll (plural dynamite rolls)

  1. A type of Western-style sushi usually containing a piece of prawn tempura and capelin roe with vegetables and Japanese mayonnaise.
    • Fried gyoza, wasabi shumai, tako su; yellowtail sashimi, scallop sashimi, squid sashimi, crunchy spicy scallop roll, dynamite roll, dragon roll, yin yang roll, traffic signal roll, daiko roll, Jimmy’s roll.2009 June 7, Stephanie Lyness, “Sushi at the Shore, With Lower Prices”, in New York Times

Forms of dynamite roll

pluraldynamite rolls

Origin of dynamite roll

From the appearance of an uncut roll, in which the tail of the piece of prawn tempura protrudes from one end, resembling the fuse of a stick of dynamite.

Questions about dynamite roll

What does dynamite roll mean?
Dynamite roll means a type of Western-style sushi usually containing a piece of prawn tempura and capelin roe with vegetables and Japanese mayonnaise.
What part of speech is dynamite roll?
Dynamite roll is a noun.
What is the plural of dynamite roll?
The plural of dynamite roll is dynamite rolls.

Words near dynamite roll in the dictionary

  1. dynamitard
  2. dynamitards
  3. dynamite
  4. dynamite charge
  5. dynamite charges
  6. dynamite roll
  7. dynamite rolls
  8. dynamite tree
  9. dynamite trees
  10. dynamited
  11. dynamiter

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