dolma

[ dawl-muh, -mah ]

/ ˈdɔl mə, -mɑ /

noun Near Eastern Cookery.

a dish of tomatoes, green peppers, vine leaves, or eggplants stuffed with a mixture of meat, rice, and spices.

Nearby words

dolly shot, dolly varden, dolly varden pattern, dolly-posh, dollyman, dolma, dolman, dolman sleeve, dolmen, dolmetsch, dolní věstonice

Origin of dolma

1885–90; < Turkish dolma literally, something filled, filling, equivalent to dol- fill + -ma suffix of deverbal nouns

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Examples from the Web for dolma

It is large and bare of furniture; and the general style of decoration is like that of the palaces at Cherniga and Dolma Batscher.
A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam'|Annie Allnut Brassey
Let the enthusiastic de Amicis express, in his account of it, what we feel as we leave Dolma bagtch.
Constantinople|William Holden Hutton
Every gentleman invited was dressed and ready to land upon arriving at Dolma Batchi Stairs.
Soyer's Culinary Campaign|Alexis Soyer
A royal salute was fired as we passed the summer palace of Dolma Bashi, where the Sultan at present resides.
Journal of a Visit to Constantinople and Some of the Greek Islands in the Spring and Summer of 1833|John Auldjo

British Dictionary definitions for dolma

dolma

/ (ˈdɒlmə, -mɑː) /

noun plural dolmas or dolmades (dɒlˈmɑːdiːz)

a vine leaf stuffed with a filling of meat and rice

Word Origin for dolma

C19: Turkish dolma literally something filled

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