bologna

[ buh-loh-nee, -nuh, -lohn-yuh ]
/ bəˈloʊ ni, -nə, -ˈloʊn yə /

noun

a large seasoned sausage made of finely ground meat, usually beef and pork, that has been cooked and smoked.
Also called bologna sausage.

Origin of bologna

1555–65; after Bologna, Italy

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bologna

bologna baloney

Words nearby bologna

bollocks, bollworm, bollywood, bolo, bolo tie, bologna, bologna sausage, bolognese, bolometer, bolometric magnitude, boloney

British Dictionary definitions for bologna sausage (1 of 3)

bologna sausage

noun

mainly US and Canadian a large smoked sausage made of seasoned mixed meats Also called: baloney, boloney, (esp Brit) polony

British Dictionary definitions for bologna sausage (2 of 3)

Bologna 1
/ (bəˈləʊnjə, Italian boˈloɲɲa) /

noun

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 sausage (3 of 3)

Bologna 2
/ (bəˈləʊnjə, Italian boˈloɲɲa) /

noun

Giovanni da Bologna See Giambologna