bologna
See also: Bologna
English edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bəˈləʊnjə/, /bəˈlɒnjə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /bəˈloʊni/, /bəˈloʊnə/
- Rhymes: -əʊni, -əʊnə
Etymology 1 edit
From the Italian city of Bologna.
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
bologna (countable and uncountable, plural bolognas)
Synonyms edit
Translations edit
type of sausage — see baloney
Further reading edit
- Bologna sausage on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2 edit
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.
Noun edit
bologna (uncountable)
- Synonym of baloney (“nonsense”)