rollmop
rollmop noun: a fillet of herring, rolled and flavoured with sliced onion and spices then pickled in brine.
Noun
rollmop (plural rollmops)
- A fillet of herring, rolled and flavoured with sliced onion and spices then pickled in brine.
- At lunch the excellent cold borscht could lead up to the herring sampler featuring rollmops, Swedish matjes and pickled herring, which has immediately joined the small list of dishes whose flavor helps define New York.2014 July 29, Pete Wells, “Standing 100 Years? So You Should Sit”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
Forms of rollmop
| plural | rollmops |
|---|---|
| alternative form | rollmops |
Origin of rollmop
Back-formation from the plural rollmops, from the German singular Rollmops.
Questions about rollmop
- What does rollmop mean?
- Rollmop means a fillet of herring, rolled and flavoured with sliced onion and spices then pickled in brine.
- What part of speech is rollmop?
- Rollmop is a noun.
- What is the plural of rollmop?
- The plural of rollmop is rollmops.
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