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dolma^¹

/ˈdoʊlmə/ US

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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”.

noun dolmas · dolmades · dolmathes

Any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes. The filling generally consists of rice, minced meat or grains, together with onion, herbs and spices. "Twelve gyro supreme platters, six chicken souvlaki, four more with pork, six dolmas, six mezze platters, six Greek salads, eight baklava, and a side of tzatziki!" he said.

Dolma^²

proper noun Dolmas

A surname.

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noun any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes

हिन्दी	दोलमा dolmā
Deutsch	Dolma
Ελληνικά	ντολμάς ntolmás
Русский	долма dolma

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@misc{dolma_2026,
  title = {dolma},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dolma},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}