Dolma Definition

dôlmə, -mä

dolmades, dolmas

noun

A dish consisting of a grape leaf, cabbage leaf, green pepper, etc. stuffed with rice, ground meat, chopped onions, spices, etc. and cooked.

Webster's New World

A fruit or vegetable, especially a grape leaf or cabbage leaf, cooked with a filling of ground meat, herbs, or rice.

American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Dolma

Singular:

dolma

Plural:

dolmas

Turkish dolma Modern Greek dolmás, dolmád- (Modern Greek) (from Turkish) from verbal noun of Turkish dolmak to fill, be full from Old Turkic tōl- from passive of tō- to close, block

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Turkish dolma Modern Greek dolmás, dolmád- (Modern Greek) (from Turkish) from verbal noun of Turkish dolmak to fill, be full from Old Turkic tōl- from passive of tō- to close, block

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Turkish dolma from dolmak (“to get full, be filled”). Thus, the word literally means “stuffed thing”.

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