dolman

Meaning

1. A long, loose garment with narrow sleeves and an opening in the front, generally worn by Turks.
2. A short, close-fitting, heavily braided military jacket, usually worn under a pelisse, originally by hussars.
3. A woman's garment with wide capelike sleeves.

Synonyms

dolman jacket

cloak

frock

mantle

Mantua

robe

surcoat

tabard

cape

paletot

cassock

Translations

μανδύας

dòlman

dolama

dolman

dolman

doliman

dolmán

bir çeşit giysi

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɒlmən/

Etymology

Cognate with German: Doliman

Cognate with Hungarian: dolmány

In summary

Apparently from French doliman, dolman (sense 2), ultimately from Ottoman Turkish طولامان, دولامان (dolaman, “robe”), from طولامق (dolamak, “to wrap around”). Compare German Doliman, Dollman; Hungarian dolmány.