spring roll
/ˈspɹɪŋ.ɹəʊl/
spring roll noun: a type of savoury food consisting of shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake made from rice flour and then fried.
Noun
spring roll (plural spring rolls)
- A type of savoury food consisting of shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake made from rice flour and then fried.
- An egg roll.
- summer roll
spring roll meaning in Thai, Vietnamese and Myanmar
spring roll in Thai
- shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake
- เปาะเปี๊ยะ bpɔ̀-bpía
spring roll in Vietnamese
- shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake
- nem rán, nem, chả giò, chả cuốn, chả ram, chả nem
spring roll in Myanmar
- shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake
- ကော်ပြန့်စိမ်း kau-pran.cim:
Forms of spring roll
| plural | spring rolls |
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Origin of spring roll
Calque of Chinese 春捲 /春卷 (chūnjuǎn, literally “vernal/spring-time spool”), equivalent to spring + roll.
Words formed from spring roll
- spring roll wrapper
- banana roll
- Vietnamese spring roll
Questions about spring roll
- What does spring roll mean?
- Spring roll means a type of savoury food consisting of shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake made from rice flour and then fried.
- What is spring roll in Thai?
- Spring roll in Thai is เปาะเปี๊ยะ (bpɔ̀-bpía). See Spring roll meaning in Thai.
- What part of speech is spring roll?
- Spring roll is a noun.
- How do you pronounce spring roll?
- Spring roll is pronounced /ˈspɹɪŋ.ɹəʊl/.
- What is the plural of spring roll?
- The plural of spring roll is spring rolls.
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