dolma

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes. The filling generally consists of rice, minced meat or grains, together with onion, herbs and spices.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈdoʊlmə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dolma.wav

Word forms

dolma dolmas dolmades dolmathes

Etymology

From Greek ντολμάς (ntolmás) or its etymon, Turkish dolma, from Ottoman Turkish طولمه (dolma), from طولمق (dolmak, “to get full, be filled”). Thus, the word literally means “stuffed thing”.

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