IN GREEK
ντολμάς
dolmas
stuffed vine leaf or cabbage roll
IN TURKISH
dolma
dolma
stuffed vegetables, peppers, vine leaves and others
WEAR THE WORD
ντολμάς in blue ink and dolma in red, on a T shirt, a tote or a mug.
THE RECORD
- LENT BY, BORROWED BY
- Turkish to Greek
- STARTED IN
- Turkish
- CATEGORY
- Food
- HOW THE MEANING DRIFTED
- Turkish dolma covers a wider range of stuffed vegetables than Greek ντολμάς.
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SOURCES
- Triantafyllidis, Lexiko tis Koinis Neoellinikis, entry ντολμάς www.greek-language.gr
- Nişanyan Sözlük (checked online)
Etymologies are checked against the dictionaries and studies listed. An entry is stamped settled only when both the Greek and the Turkish side have been checked. Research for this ledger was compiled with AI assistance and reviewed by the editors.
HOW TO CITE THIS ENTRY
Gold, K. (ed.) (2026) ‘ντολμάς / dolma’, entry 052, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/052-dolmas/. Accessed [day month year].