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Word of the Day – Dolma

By November 25, 2022Word of the Day

Dolma (noun)

dol-ma

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

Dolma, “a dish of stuffed vegetables,” is a loanword from Turkish, in which dolma means “something filled, filling.” Turkish dolma, in turn, comes from the verb dolmak, “to stuff, fill, be full.”

Example sentences

“We’re having delicious dolma for dinner tonight.”

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