bologna

noun

bo·​lo·​gna bə-ˈlō-nē How to pronounce bologna (audio)
 also  -nyə,
-nə
variants or less commonly baloney
: a large smoked sausage of beef, veal, and pork
also : a sausage made (as of turkey) to resemble bologna

Examples of bologna in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Momma's serves pulled pork and chicken, smoked sausage and turkey, brisket, bologna, meatloaf, sides and dessert. Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 10 June 2024 Breakfast starts at 7 a.m. — plenty of time for neighborhood hard hats to slam an egg sandwich with salty country ham or fried bologna before starting the day’s work. Ben Jarrell, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2024 Returning to CBGBs a week later for the Dead Boys show, seeing lead Stiv Bators go mental, blowing his nose into bologna slices all night, rubbing them on the floor and eating them. Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 23 Jan. 2024 Crain and his wife bought the Hollis Country Store on Arkansas 7 -- which opened in 1930 and is known for its fried bologna sandwiches -- late in 2020 and moved back to the Natural State. Aaron Gettinger, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2023 See all Example Sentences for bologna 

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Word History

Etymology

short for Bologna sausage, from Bologna, Italy

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bologna was in 1850

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Cite this Entry

“Bologna.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bologna. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

bologna

noun
bo·​lo·​gna bə-ˈlō-nē How to pronounce bologna (audio)
 also  -n(y)ə
: a large smoked sausage of beef, veal, and pork

Geographical Definition

Bologna

geographical name

Bo·​lo·​gna bō-ˈlō-nyä How to pronounce Bologna (audio)
variants or ancient Bononia
commune in northern Italy at the foot of the Apennines; capital of the region of Emilia-Romagna population 379,964
Bolognan adjective or noun
or Bolognese
ˌbō-lə-ˈnēz How to pronounce Bologna (audio)
-ˈnēs,
-ˈnyēz,
-ˈnyēs

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