Meaning & use
finger rolls
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“finger rolls” is a form of “finger roll”.
Meanings
nounpluralBritish
Small, long, soft bread rolls shaped roughly like a finger, often used for sandwiches or served with a meal.
Grammar: Plural of finger roll: a plate of finger rolls.
Patterns
- finger rolls with something
- finger rolls filled with something
The caterer filled the finger rolls with egg and cress.
We ate soup with warm finger rolls at lunch.
Finger rolls were stacked on the buffet table.
nounpluralregional
A kind of sweet or savory pastry or snack with a long, thin shape, usually rolled up around a filling.
Grammar: Used for various foods; check the filling to be sure.
Patterns
- finger rolls of something
The bakery sells finger rolls filled with cream.
She served cheese finger rolls as party food.
Spring-roll style finger rolls are easy to eat with one hand.
Word forms
| singular | finger roll |
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Common combinations
- soft finger rolls
- The soft finger rolls were still warm.
- buffet finger rolls
- Buffet finger rolls filled with ham disappeared fast.
- filled finger rolls
- Filled finger rolls are ideal for parties.
- bake finger rolls
- She bakes finger rolls every Saturday.
- finger rolls and soup
- Finger rolls and soup make an easy supper.
Synonyms and how they differ
- bread rolls
- Bread rolls is the general term for any small round or oblong loaf, while finger rolls have an elongated shape.
- baps
- Baps are rounder, flatter rolls common in parts of Britain.
- hot dog buns
- Hot dog buns are long and soft like finger rolls but are specifically for sausages.
- sub rolls
- Sub rolls are longer and sturdier, made for large sandwiches.
Word family
- finger roll noun
- one long, small bread roll
- roll noun
- a small piece of bread, or something rolled up
- bread roll noun
- a small loaf for one person
- finger food noun
- snacks eaten with the hands
Commonly confused: finger rolls or finger rolling? finger rolls or spring rolls?
finger rolls vs finger rolling
Finger rolling is a different activity, in which a person rolls a coin across the fingers.
finger rolls vs spring rolls
Spring rolls are fried or fresh wrapped snacks from Asian cooking, not bread.
Practice
Which of these would you most likely find on a party buffet as finger rolls?
Choose one answer.
Finger rolls are small long bread rolls often filled for buffets. The other items are not bread.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “finger rolls”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.