Egg-roll definition
A usually deep-fried cylindrical casing of thin egg dough, filled with minced vegetables and often bits of seafood or meat.
noun
A Chinese American dish consisting of a thin egg pancake wrapped around minced vegetables, meat, shrimp, etc. to form a small roll that is fried in deep fat.
noun
A food made made by wrapping a combination of chopped vegetables, possibly meat, and sometimes noodles, in a sheet of dough, dipping the dough in egg or an egg wash, then deep frying it.
noun
Attributive form of egg roll, noun.
adjective
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Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
egg-roll
Plural:
egg-rolls