California roll

noun

A popular form of sushi in the United States, commonly made with avocado, cucumber, and crab meat, and wrapped with rice.

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Meanings

nounCalifornia roll (plural California rolls)

plural California rolls

  1. cookingA popular form of sushi in the United States, commonly made with avocado, cucumber, and crab meat, and wrapped with rice.
  2. colloquialautomotiveA rolling stop (when a car slows down at a stop sign, but does not come to a complete stop).

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
rolling stop

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 加州捲 /加州卷
  • 加州捲 /加州卷 (Jiāzhōu juǎn)sushi
French rouleau de sushi californien, rouleau californien
  • rouleau de sushi californiensushi
  • rouleau californiensushi
Japanese カリフォルニアロール
  • カリフォルニアロール (Kariforunia rōru)sushi
Korean 캘리포니아 롤
  • 캘리포니아 롤 (kaelliponia rol)sushi
Spanish rollo California
  • rollo Californiasushi
Cite this entry
APA

California roll. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/California%20roll

MLA

“California roll.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/California%20roll. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “California roll,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/California%20roll.

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