Phrase guide

Swiss roll

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A type of sponge cake rolled up into a cylinder, typically but not exclusively with jam or chocolate filling.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

thin sheet of sponge cake spread with jelly and then rolled up to make a cylindrical cake

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: jellyroll

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sponge cake

History

Etymology

Unclear. The cake is believed to have originated not in Switzerland, but elsewhere in Central Europe.

Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: سويسرول (suisrul) — type of sponge cake roll
  • Bulgarian: руло (rulo) — type of sponge cake roll
  • Catalan: braç de gitano — type of sponge cake roll
  • Chinese Cantonese: 瑞士捲 /瑞士卷 (seoi6 si6 gyun2) — type of sponge cake roll
  • Chinese Mandarin: 瑞士捲 /瑞士卷 (ruìshìjuǎn) — type of sponge cake roll
  • Danish: roulade — type of sponge cake roll
  • Esperanto: rulbrioĉo — type of sponge cake roll
  • Esperanto: rulkuko — type of sponge cake roll
  • Finnish: kääretorttu — type of sponge cake roll
  • French: roulé — type of sponge cake roll
  • French: rouleau de génoise — type of sponge cake roll
  • Galician: brazo de xitano — type of sponge cake roll
  • German: Biskuitrolle — type of sponge cake roll
  • German: Biskuitroulade — type of sponge cake roll
  • Hebrew: גלילה (glilá) — type of sponge cake roll
  • Hebrew: רולדה (ruláda) — type of sponge cake roll
  • Hungarian: rolád — type of sponge cake roll
  • Icelandic: rúlluterta — type of sponge cake roll
  • Irish: rollóg Eilvéiseach — type of sponge cake roll
  • Italian: dolce arrotolato — type of sponge cake roll
  • Japanese: ロールケーキ (rōrukēki) — type of sponge cake roll
  • Korean: 롤케이크 (rolkeikeu) — type of sponge cake roll
  • Norwegian Bokmål: rullekake — type of sponge cake roll
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: rullekake — type of sponge cake roll
  • Polish: rolada — type of sponge cake roll
  • Portuguese: rocambole — type of sponge cake roll
  • Portuguese: torta — type of sponge cake roll
  • Portuguese: garibáldi — type of sponge cake roll
  • Romanian: ruladă — type of sponge cake roll
  • Russian: руле́т (rulét) — type of sponge cake roll
  • Spanish: brazo de gitano — type of sponge cake roll
  • Spanish: brazo de reina — type of sponge cake roll
  • Spanish: pionono — type of sponge cake roll
  • Swedish: rolad — type of sponge cake roll
  • Swedish: rulltårta — type of sponge cake roll
  • Turkish: rulo pasta — type of sponge cake roll
  • Welsh: Swisrôl — type of sponge cake roll