English
dolma
Dolma may come from Greek ντολμάς ‘dolma, stuffed leaf’.
- Greek1453–presentντολμάςntolmás‘dolma, stuffed leaf’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 2026dolma
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Greek1453–presentντολμάςntolmás‘dolma, stuffed leaf’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 2026dolma
Earliest quotation: 2026, James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts, Dr. Zeus: “Twelve gyro supreme platters, six chicken souvlaki, four more…”
The story
Thus, the word literally means “stuffed thing”.
Every English word from Greek ντολμάς
Today it means
noun Any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes. The filling generally consists of rice, minced meat or grains, together with onion, herbs and spices.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Greek ντολμάς / dolma