Phrase guide

spring roll

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈspɹɪŋ.ɹəʊl/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A type of savoury food consisting of shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake made from rice flour and then fried.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An egg roll.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

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3

noun

Meaning 3

summer roll

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

minced vegetables and meat wrapped in a pancake and fried

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: egg roll

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: dish

History

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 春捲 /春卷 (chūnjuǎn, literally “vernal/spring-time spool”), equivalent to spring + roll.

Across languages

Translations

43 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Burmese: ကော်ပြန့်စိမ်း (kau-pran.cim:) — shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake
  • Catalan: rotlle de primavera — shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake
  • Chinese Cantonese: 春捲 /春卷 (ceon1 gyun2) — shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake
  • Chinese: 潤餅𩛩 /润饼𩠃 (zh-min-nan) — shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake
  • Chinese: 潤餅 /润饼 (jūn-pián, lūn-pián) — shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake
  • Chinese: 春餅 /春饼 (chhun-pián) — shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake
  • Chinese Mandarin: 春捲 /春卷 (chūnjuǎn) — shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake
  • Danish: forårsrulle — shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake
  • Dutch: loempia — shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake
  • Finnish: kevätrulla — shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake
  • French: rouleau de printemps — shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake
  • French: rouleau printanier — shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake
  • French: nem — shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake
  • German: Frühlingsrolle — shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake
  • Hungarian: tavaszi tekercs — shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake
  • Icelandic: vorrúlla — shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake
  • Irish: rollóg earraigh — shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake
  • Italian: involtino primavera — shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake
  • Japanese: 春巻き (harumaki) — shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake
  • Khmer: ឆៃយ៉រ (chhaiyâr) — shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake
  • Korean: 춘권 (chun'gwon) — shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake
  • Korean: 춘권피 (chun'gwonpi) — shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake
  • Lao: ຢໍ (yǭ) — shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake
  • Polish: sajgonka — shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake
  • Portuguese: rolinho primavera — shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake
  • Portuguese: crepe chinês — shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake
  • Romanian: pachețel de primăvară — shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake
  • Russian: спринг-ро́лл (spring-róll) — shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake
  • Russian: весе́нний руле́т (vesénnij rulét) — shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake
  • Spanish: rollito de primavera — shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake
  • Spanish: rollito primaveral — shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake
  • Swedish: vårrulle — shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake
  • Thai: เปาะเปี๊ยะ (bpɔ̀-bpía) — shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake
  • Turkish: Çin böreği — shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake
  • Turkish: bahar rulosu — shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake
  • Vietnamese: nem rán — shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake
  • Vietnamese: nem — shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake
  • Vietnamese: chả giò — shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake
  • Vietnamese: chả cuốn — shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake
  • Vietnamese: chả ram — shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake
  • Vietnamese: chả nem — shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake
  • Vietnamese: chả phòng — shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake
  • Welsh: crempog lysiau — shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake