bologna
pronunciation
How to pronounce bologna in British English:
UK [bəˈləʊnjə]
How to pronounce bologna in American English:
US [bəˈloʊnjə]
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- Noun:
- large smooth-textured smoked sausage of beef and veal and pork
Word Origin
- bologna (n.)
- 1850, variant of bologna sausage (1590s), named for the city in Italy, whose name is from Latin Bononia, which either represents Gaulish bona "foundation, fortress," or Boii, the name of the Gaulish people who occupied the region 4c. B.C.E. Also see baloney.
Example
- 1. Bologna opens the italian league against roma on oct. 9 .
- 2. What 's going on in bologna to make that weird dome shape ?
- 3. Adrian mutu celebrates after scoring fiorentina 's equaliser against bologna .
- 4. I did it yesterday.it was bologna and beans .
- 5. Schools are growing increasingly aware that the bologna accord will herald unprecedented changes .