noun
- A Filipino appetizer consisting of a thin pastry wrapper filled with meat, vegetables, or seafood, typically fried until crispy.
Usage: Also called a Filipino spring roll.; Common in Filipino cuisine and Filipino-American restaurants.
Examples
- We ordered a plate of lumpia as an appetizer at the Filipino restaurant.
- My grandmother makes delicious lumpia filled with pork and vegetables.
- The lumpia were golden and crispy on the outside.
- Lumpia is often served with a sweet and sour dipping sauce.
- She learned to make lumpia from her mother's traditional recipe.