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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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Laura Calderone of Relish catering — who's catered everything from foreign dignitary affairs to the White House egg roll — tells Axios that all three of her election night parties were canceled as the race tightened.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
The venue with a retractable roof offers can't-miss concessions like Frito Pie in a Bag and brisket egg rolls.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 26 July 2024
Cut egg roll wrappers in half diagonally to form 2 triangles.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
The menu features starters such as a chicken Tex-Mex egg roll, lobster rangoon, chips and queso, cheese quesadilla, crispy chicken bites, a black bean and green chile egg roll, and beans and rice.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 18 Oct. 2024
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First Known Use
1934, in the meaning defined above
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“Egg roll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/egg%20roll. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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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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