bologna

[ buh-loh-nee, -nuh, -lohn-yuh ]
See synonyms for bologna on Thesaurus.com
noun
  1. a large seasoned sausage made of finely ground meat, usually beef and pork, that has been cooked and smoked.

Origin of bologna

1
1555–65; after Bologna, Italy
  • Also called bologna sausage.

Words that may be confused with bologna

Other definitions for Bologna (2 of 2)

Bologna
[ buh-lohn-yuh; Italian baw-law-nyah ]

noun
  1. Gio·van·ni da [jee-uh-vah-nee duh; Italian jaw-vahn-nee dah], /ˌdʒi əˈvɑ ni də; Italian dʒɔˈvɑn ni dɑ/, Jean de Boulogne; Giambologna, c1525–1608, Italian sculptor, born in France.

  2. a city in N Italy.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use bologna in a sentence

  • Or Uncle Wiggily might take a trip in his automobile, which had big bologna sausages on the wheels for tires.

  • Another otherwise self-respecting tree hung itself all over with plump bologna sausages about two feet long and five inches thick.

    The Land of Footprints | Stewart Edward White
  • Those who were still older, and could reach the tables, marched about munching contentedly at meat bones and bologna sausages.

    The Jungle | Upton Sinclair
  • Italy and Germany are still celebrated for their bologna sausages and with many people these smoked varieties are highly prized.

    Home Pork Making | A. W. Fulton
  • Many formulas are used in the preparation of bologna sausages, or rather many modifications of a general formula.

    Home Pork Making | A. W. Fulton

British Dictionary definitions for Bologna (1 of 2)

Bologna1

/ (bəˈləʊnjə, Italian boˈloɲɲa) /


noun
  1. a city in N Italy, at the foot of the Apennines: became a free city in the Middle Ages; university (1088). Pop: 371 217 (2001): Ancient name: Bononia (bəˈnəʊnɪə)

British Dictionary definitions for Bologna (2 of 2)

Bologna2

/ (bəˈləʊnjə, Italian boˈloɲɲa) /


noun
  1. Giovanni da Bologna See Giambologna

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012