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bolognese¹

  • /ˌbɒləˈneɪz/ UK
  • /ˌbɒləˈnjeɪz/ UK
  • /ˌbɒləɡˈneɪz/ UK, proscribed
  • /ˌboʊləˈniz/ US
  • /ˌboʊləˈneɪz/ US
  • /ˌboʊləˈnjeɪz/ US

Rhymes with -eɪz, (US only) -iːz

Where it comes from

From Italian bolognese (literally “from Bologna”).

noun bologneses · bolognaise

  1. countable, uncountable An Italian sauce made from ground meat and tomato, originating in Bologna.

    Similar: Bolognese sauce, bol, meat sauce

  2. countable, uncountable A dish served with bolognese. Handmade pasta bolognese.

    Similar: bol

Bolognese²

  • /ˌbɒləˈneɪz/ UK
  • /ˌbɒləˈnjeɪz/ UK
  • /ˌbɒləˈniːz/ UK

Where it comes from

From Italian bolognese.

adjective

  1. not comparable Of, from or relating to the city of Bologna, capital and largest city of Emilia-Romagna, Italy, or the surrounding metropolitan city.
  2. not comparable Of a pasta sauce, made from minced veal, pork and beef, onions, garlic, tomato, bay leaf, carrot and celery and wine.
  3. broadly, not comparable Of a pasta sauce, made from minced meat, tomato and any combination of other ingredients.

noun Bolognese · Bologneses

  1. collective, countable A native or inhabitant of the city of Bologna, capital and largest city of Emilia-Romagna, Italy, or the surrounding metropolitan city. The victorious enemie marched towards Bolognia: And it is likely that the Pope and his aſſociates would haue done their beſt to haue diuerted him from that deſigne, fot it is certaine that Philip who had ſent for him from Tuſcanie, did openly fauour the Bologneſes.
  2. A dog of a small breed of the bichon type, originating in Italy. Although their appearance might suggest that they are playful and rather happygolucky dogs, Bologneses are among the most serious and intelligent of breeds.

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noun tomato- and ground meat-based sauce

Españolsalsa boloñesa, boloñesa
한국어볼로네즈 소스 bollonejeu soseu, 볼로네즈 bollonejeu
日本語ボロネーゼ boronēze, ミートソース mīto sōsu
中文肉醬 /肉酱 ròujiàng, 番茄肉酱 fānqié ròujiàng
Portuguêsmolho à bolonhesa
Françaissauce bolognaise, bolognaise
Italianoragù alla bolognese, ragù bolognese, ragù
Ελληνικάμπολονέζ bolonéz
Русскийболонье́зе bolonʹjézɛ
العربيةبُولُونِيز būlūnīz, صَلْصَة بُولُونِيز ṣalṣat būlūnīz

noun dish served with bolognese

中文肉醬麵 /肉酱面 ròujiàng miàn
Portuguêsà bolonhesa
Françaisà la bolognaise
Italianoal ragù, alla bolognese
Русскийболонье́зе bolonʹjézɛ

adj relating to culinary sauce

Italianoragù alla bolognese
Ελληνικάμπολονέζ bolonéz
Русскийболоньезе bolonʹjeze
Tiếng Việtbolognese

adj of or relating to Bologna

Españolboloñés
日本語ボローニャの Borōnya no
中文博洛尼亞的 /博洛尼亚的 Bóluòníyà de
Portuguêsbolonhês
Françaisbolognais
Deutschbolognesisch
Italianobolognese
Românăbolognez
Русскийболо́нский bolónskij

noun dog breed

Tiếng Việtbolognese

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@misc{bolognese_2026,
  title = {bolognese},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bolognese},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}