bologna
See also: Bologna
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /bəˈləʊnjə/, /bəˈlɒnjə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /bəˈloʊni/
- Rhymes: -əʊni
Etymology 1
From the Italian city of Bologna.
Alternative forms
- boloney
- baloney
Noun
bologna (countable and uncountable, plural bolognas)
- A seasoned Italian sausage made from beef, pork or veal.
Synonyms
- Bologna sausage
- mortadella
Etymology 2
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.
Alternative forms
- boloney
- baloney
Noun
bologna (uncountable)
- Synonym of baloney (nonsense).
Anagrams
- Bongalo, bogolan, oblonga