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dolma

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈdoʊlmə/
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1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes. The filling generally consists of rice, minced meat or grains, together with onion, herbs and spices.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

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”.

Across languages

Translations

41 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: ورق عنب (warag ʕinab) — any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes
  • Arabic: يبرق — any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes
  • Arabic: يالانجي — any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes
  • Arabic: ورق دوالي (waraʔ dawāli) — any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes
  • Armenian: դոլմա (dolma) — any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes
  • Armenian: տոլմա (tolma) — any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes
  • Azerbaijani: dolma — any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes
  • Bulgarian: сарми (sarmi) — any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes
  • Crimean Tatar: dolma — any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes
  • Crimean Tatar: sarma — any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes
  • Finnish: dolma — any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes
  • Finnish: kääryle — any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes
  • Gagauz: dolma — any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes
  • Gagauz: sarma — any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes
  • Georgian: ტოლმა (ṭolma) — any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes
  • German: Dolma — any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes
  • Greek: ντολμάς (ntolmás) — any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes
  • Ancient Greek: θρῖον (thrîon) — any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes
  • Hindi: दोलमा (dolmā) — any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes
  • Indonesian: dolma — any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes
  • Karaim: dolma — any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes
  • Karaim: sarma — any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes
  • Krymchak: tolma — any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes
  • Krymchak: sarma — any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes
  • Kumyk: долма (dolma) — any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes
  • Lezgi: дулма (dulma) — any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes
  • Persian: دلمه (dolme) — any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes
  • Polish: dolmades — any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes
  • Russian: долма (dolma) — any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes
  • Swedish: dolme — any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes
  • Tajik: дӯлма (dülma) — any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes
  • Tatar: тулма (tulma) — any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes
  • Turkish: dolma — any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes
  • Turkish: sarma — any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes
  • Ottoman Turkish: طولمه (dōlma, tōlma) — any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes
  • Turkmen: dolama — any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes
  • Urum: dolma — any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes
  • Urum: sarma — any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes
  • Urum: sarmax — any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes
  • Uzbek: doʻlma — any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes
  • Uzbek: kovatok — any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes