bologna

See also: Bologna

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /bəˈləʊnjə/, /bəˈlɒnjə/
• (GenAm) IPA^(key): /bəˈloʊni/, /bəˈloʊnə/
• Rhymes: -əʊni, -əʊnə

Etymology 1

Pre-sliced American bologna

From the Italian city of Bologna.

Alternative forms

• boloney, baloney

Noun

bologna (countable and uncountable, plural bolognas)

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

Synonyms

• Bologna sausage
• mortadella

Translations

type of sausage — see baloney

Further reading

• Bologna sausage on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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.

Noun

bologna (uncountable)

1. Synonym of baloney (“nonsense”)

Alternative forms

• boloney
• baloney

Derived terms

• dancing bologna

Anagrams

• Bongalo, bogolan, oblonga