dolma

[ dawl-muh, -mah ]

/ ˈdɔl mə, -mɑ /

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noun Near Eastern Cooking.

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

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Origin of dolma

First recorded in 1885–90; from Turkish dolma “something filled, filling,” from the verb dolmak “to stuff, fill, be full”

Words nearby dolma

dolly mixture, dolly-posh, dolly shot, Dolly Varden, Dolly Varden pattern, dolma, dolman, dolman sleeve, dolmen, Dolmetsch, Dolní Věstonice

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How to use dolma in a sentence

Teeth are stuck in all the chinks of the Dolma block, forming whole rosaries of human teeth.
Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 2 (of 2)|Sven Hedin
And on the way down from the Dolma-la there are places so steep that it must be a gymnastic feat to lie down head foremost.
Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 2 (of 2)|Sven Hedin
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
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

Every gentleman invited was dressed and ready to land upon arriving at Dolma Batchi Stairs.
Soyer's Culinary Campaign|Alexis Soyer

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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