spring roll

noun

: egg roll
also : any of various similar appetizers especially in Asian cuisine

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The menu includes zesty shrimp tacos, creamy crab croquette, wagyu gyoza, back tiger shrimp dumplings, festive garden spring rolls and unagi avocado sushi with Japanese peppercorn. Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025 The recall was launched after it was discovered that certain cases of shrimp spring rolls may have been packaged in boxes labeled as vegetable spring rolls, the FDA said. Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025 And according to reporters traveling with the president, the group dined on vegetable spring rolls, eggplant and avocado salad, canelloni stuffed with broccoli and tofu, and apple crumble tart served with vanilla ice cream for dessert. Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 28 Oct. 2025 Besides annoying palate preferences, the mistake puts shrimp spring rolls in packaging that doesn’t let the consumer know there’s shrimp in the spring rolls. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for spring roll

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First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of spring roll was in 1927

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“Spring roll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spring%20roll. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.

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spring roll

noun
: egg roll
also : any of various similar appetizers
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