dolma
[ dawl-muh, -mah ]
/ ˈdɔl mə, -mɑ /
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
1885–90; <Turkish dolma literally, something filled, filling, equivalent to dol- fill + -ma suffix of deverbal nouns
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Example sentences 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 BrasseyLet the enthusiastic de Amicis express, in his account of it, what we feel as we leave Dolma bagtch.
Constantinople|William Holden HuttonEvery gentleman invited was dressed and ready to land upon arriving at Dolma Batchi Stairs.
Soyer's Culinary Campaign|Alexis SoyerA royal salute was fired as we passed the summer palace of Dolma Bashi, where the Sultan at present resides.
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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