bologna
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Bologna¹
- /bəˈlɒnjə/ UK
- /bəˈləʊnjə/ UK
- /bəˈloʊnjə/ US
Where it comes from
From Italian Bologna, from Latin Bonōnia, ultimately from Celtic. Doublet of Boleyn and Boulogne.
proper noun Bolognas
- A province of Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
- The capital city of Emilia-Romagna, Italy, the capital of Bologna and also of Emilia-Romagna.
- A habitational surname from Italian.
bologna²
- /bəˈləʊnjə/ UK
- /-ˈlɒ-/ UK
- /bəˈloʊni/ US
- /-nə/ US
Rhymes with -əʊni, -əʊnə
Where it comes from
From the Italian city of Bologna.
noun bolognas · boloney · baloney
-
A seasoned Italian sausage made from beef, pork or veal.
Similar: Bologna sausage, mortadella
bologna³
- /bəˈləʊnjə/ UK
- /-ˈlɒ-/ UK
- /bəˈloʊni/ US
- /-nə/ US
Rhymes with -əʊni, -əʊnə
Where it comes from
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 boloney · baloney
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Synonym of baloney (“nonsense”).
Similar: baloney
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: bologna sausage, poland, bochum, boulogne, weenie, baloney, weiner, wiener, sausage, bunkum, hogwash, malarkey, claptrap, bunk, codswallop, rot
Translations
Talk about this word "bologna." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bologna. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bologna. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bologna "bologna." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bologna.Cite this
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title = {bologna},
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year = {2026},
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