ROLY-POLY


Meaning of ROLY-POLY in English

■ adjective informal round and plump.

■ noun

1》 (also ~ pudding ) Brit. a pudding made of a sheet of suet pastry covered with jam or fruit, formed into a roll, and steamed or baked.

2》 Austral. a bushy tumbleweed. [ Salsola kali and other species.]

Origin

C17: formed from roll .

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