bologna

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UK/bəˈləʊnjə/UK/-ˈlɒ-/US/bəˈloʊni/US/-nə/

noun

A seasoned Italian sausage made from beef, pork or veal.

Similar
Bologna sausagemortadellabaloney
OriginItalian Bologna ← Latin Bonōnia ← Celtic →
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Meanings

bologna1

nounbologna (countable and uncountable, plural bolognas)

plural bolognas · alternative boloney · alternative baloney

  1. countableuncountableA seasoned Italian sausage made from beef, pork or veal.

    Synonyms: Bologna sausage, mortadella

bologna2

nounbologna (uncountable)

alternative boloney · alternative baloney

  1. uncountableSynonym of baloney (“nonsense”).

    Synonyms: baloney

Bologna3

proper nounBologna (countable and uncountable, plural Bolognas)

plural Bolognas

  1. countableuncountableA province of Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
  2. countableuncountableThe capital city of Emilia-Romagna, Italy, the capital of Bologna and also of Emilia-Romagna.
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Italian.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA seasoned Italian sausage made from beef, pork or veal.

Similar
Bologna sausagemortadella

nounSynonym of baloney (“nonsense”).

Similar
baloney

More synonyms by meaning

nounlarge smooth-textured smoked sausage of beef and veal and pork

Similar
Bologna sausage
Broader
sausage
Also see
bologna sausagejumbomortadella

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

bologna · noun

From the Italian city of Bologna.

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bologna · noun

Probably from the Polari slang word balonie, respelled under the influence of the preceding homophonous word bologna (“sausage”); alternatively, perhaps simply an extended use of bologna (“sausage”). See baloney for more.

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Bologna · proper noun

  1. Celtic
  2. LatinBonōnia
  3. ItalianBologna
  4. EnglishBologna

From Italian Bologna, from Latin Bonōnia, ultimately from Celtic. Doublet of Boleyn and Boulogne.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Βονωνία
  • Βονωνία (Bonōnía)city
Arabic بُولُونْيَا
  • بُولُونْيَا (būlūnyā)city
Basque Bolonia
  • Boloniacity
Bulgarian Боло́ня, Боло́ня
  • Боло́ня (Bolónja)province
  • Боло́ня (Bolónja)city
Catalan Bolonya
  • Bolonyacity
Chinese Mandarin 博洛尼亞 /博洛尼亚
  • 博洛尼亞 /博洛尼亚 (Bóluòníyà)city
Czech Bologna, Boloňa
  • Bolognacity
  • Boloňacity
Esperanto Bulonjo
  • Bulonjocity
Finnish Bologna, Bologna
  • Bolognaprovince
  • Bolognacity
French Bologne, Bologne
  • Bologneprovince
  • Bolognecity
German Bologna, Bologna
  • Bolognaprovince
  • Bolognacity
Greek Μπολόνια
  • Μπολόνια (Bolónia)city
Hindi बोलोनिया, बोलोनिया
  • बोलोनिया (boloniyā)province
  • बोलोनिया (boloniyā)city
Italian Bologna, Bologna
  • Bolognaprovince
  • Bolognacity
Japanese ボローニャ
  • ボローニャ (Borōnya)city
Korean 볼로냐
  • 볼로냐 (Bollonya)city
Latin Bonōnia, Bolōnia
  • Bonōniacity
  • Bolōniacity
Latvian Boloņa, Boloņa
  • Boloņaprovince
  • Boloņacity
Lithuanian Bolonija
  • Bolonijacity
Polish Bolonia, Bolonia
  • Boloniaprovince
  • Boloniacity
Portuguese Bolonha
  • Bolonhacity
Romanian Bologna, Bolonia
  • Bolognacity
  • Boloniacity
Russian Боло́нья, Боло́нья
  • Боло́нья (Bolónʹja)province
  • Боло́нья (Bolónʹja)city
Slovak Bologna
  • Bolognacity
Spanish Bolonia
  • Boloniacity
Swedish Bologna
  • Bolognacity
Turkish Bolonya
  • Bolonyaprovince
Ukrainian Боло́нья
  • Боло́нья (Bolónʹja)city

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with bologna

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Anagrams

bogolanBongalo
Cite this entry
APA

bologna. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bologna

MLA

“bologna.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bologna. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bologna,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bologna.

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