dolma

[ dawl-muh, -mah ]

noun

, Near Eastern Cooking.

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

dolma

/ ˈdɒlmə; -mɑː /

noun

1. a vine leaf stuffed with a filling of meat and rice

Word History and Origins

Origin of dolma¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of dolma¹

C19: Turkish dolma literally something filled

Example Sentences

Teeth are stuck in all the chinks of the Dolma block, forming whole rosaries of human teeth.

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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.

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It is large and bare of furniture; and the general style of decoration is like that of the palaces at Cherniga and Dolma Batscher.

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A royal salute was fired as we passed the summer palace of Dolma Bashi, where the Sultan at present resides.

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Every gentleman invited was dressed and ready to land upon arriving at Dolma Batchi Stairs.

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