bologna
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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”)
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Categories:
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/əʊni
- Rhymes:English/əʊni/3 syllables
- Rhymes:English/əʊnə
- Rhymes:English/əʊnə/3 syllables
- English terms derived from Italian
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English terms derived from toponyms
- en:Sausages