summer roll

[ suhm-er rohl ]

noun

1. (in Southeast Asian cuisine) a spring roll with a casing of rice paper, served fresh rather than deep-fried:

   Vietnamese summer rolls with peanut sauce.

Word History and Origins

Origin of summer roll¹

First recorded in 2000–05

Example Sentences

When spring and summer roll around, and the valley becomes a furnace, 12,000-foot Mt.

From Los Angeles Times

When spring and summer roll around, and the valley becomes a furnace, 12,000-foot Mt.

From Los Angeles Times

Sonthayanavin says Thaiku hasn’t always had a summer roll on the menu — the restaurant had its origins in Fremont as the Fremont Noodle House before reinventing in Ballard as Thaiku from 2001-11 before then moving to the current digs next to El Chupacabra a decade ago.

From Seattle Times

In my mind, everything in life this time of year should be as crisp and refreshing as a summer roll.

From Salon

A menu of snacks includes a mortadella katzu sando and jerk mushroom summer roll.

From Washington Post