egg roll

noun

: a thin egg-dough casing filled with minced vegetables and often bits of meat (such as shrimp or chicken) and usually deep-fried

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Several trays of cooked ducks and egg rolls were covered inside the walk-in refrigerator. Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado january 30, Sacbee.com, 30 Jan. 2026 Thai appetizers include pot-stickers, edamame, fresh spring rolls, crab rangoons, egg rolls and Lao spicy sausage. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Jan. 2026 Her Pork Egg Roll in a Bowl recipe is, well, an egg roll in a bowl. Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026 Every birria dish, from the tacos to the egg rolls, is that darn good. Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 15 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for egg roll

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First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of egg roll was in 1934

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“Egg roll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/egg%20roll. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.

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egg roll

noun
: a thin egg-dough casing filled with minced vegetables and often bits of meat (as shrimp or pork) and usually deep-fried
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