Definition

Noun: A type of sweet, baked pastry roll. The dough is shaped into a spiral or pinwheel form, often spread with cinnamon and sugar, and may contain a filling such as jam before it is baked.

Usage

This term specifically refers to a food item, a type of pastry or baked good. It is used in culinary contexts. * The bakery's pinwheel rolls are famous for their flaky layers and raspberry filling. * For the party, she prepared both cinnamon buns and pinwheel rolls filled with apricot jam.

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used attributively (like an adjective) to describe other related items.
  • pinwheel roll dough
  • a pinwheel roll recipe

Variants and Related Words

• Cinnamon roll/bun: A similar sweet roll, typically swirled with a cinnamon-sugar mixture, but not necessarily described as having a pinwheel shape or jam filling.
• Swirl roll: A more general term that could describe a pinwheel roll.
• Pastry: A broader category that includes pinwheel rolls.

Synonyms

• Sweet roll
• Pastry roll
• Swirl pastry

Related Phrases/Compounds

• Jam pinwheel: A descriptive phrase emphasizing the filling.
• Cinnamon pinwheel: A descriptive phrase emphasizing the cinnamon flavor.

Noun

1. pinwheel-shaped rolls spread with cinnamon and sugar and filled with e.g. jam before baking