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

Examples of egg roll in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But for those of you who do use air fryers, 34% use them for frozen french fries, 12% for chicken wings, and 3% for egg rolls. Gabriela Riccardi, Quartz, 8 May 2024 Six egg rolls were not stored at the appropriate holding temperatures during the inspection. Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 3 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for egg roll 

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Word History

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 29 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

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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