Lumpiang hubád literally means what in English?

Lumpiang hubád literally means “naked spring roll” in English.

The word hubád means “naked” or “undressed” in Filipino, describing the dish’s defining omission: it is served without the crêpe-like lumpia wrapper. Lumpiang hubád uses the fillings associated with fresh lumpia but presents them openly rather than enclosing them in pastry.

It is closely related to lumpiang saríwâ, or fresh lumpia. That version usually combines cooked vegetables and sometimes meat or seafood with jicama, then wraps the mixture in lettuce and a soft egg crêpe. Lumpiang hubád removes the crêpe wrapper, so the filling is typically eaten with the accompanying sweet, garlicky sauce and crushed peanuts.

The name can seem contradictory because a dish without its wrapper technically is not a spring roll in the usual sense. That playful contradiction is exactly the point of the Filipino term. It should not be confused with lumpiang prito, the generic term for fried lumpia, or lumpiang sariwa, which retains its soft wrapper.