Dolma

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Example

More examples

"As for me, I didn't eat the dolma."

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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