bologna

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciationsEnglish: /bəˈləʊnjə/, Italian: /boˈloɲɲa/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/bəˈloʊni, -nə/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling'bologna': (bə lōnē, -nə, -lōnyə); 'Bologna': (bə lōnyə; It. bô lônyä)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
bo•lo•gna /bəˈloʊni, -nə/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Fooda sausage made of beef and pork:a bologna sandwich.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
bo•lo•gna  (bə lōnē, -nə, -lōnyə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Fooda large seasoned sausage made of finely ground meat, usually beef and pork, that has been cooked and smoked. Also called bologna sau′sage. 
  • after Bologna, Italy 1555–65

Bo•lo•gna  (bə lōnyə; It. bô lônyä),USA pronunciation n. 
    Gio•van•ni da  (jē′ə vänē də; It. jô vännē dä),USA pronunciation (Jean de Boulogne, Giambologna), c1525–1608, Italian sculptor, born in France.
  1. Place Namesa city in N Italy. 484,406.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Bologna /bəˈləʊnjə; Italian: boˈloɲɲa/ n
  1. 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/
Bologna /bəˈləʊnjə; Italian: boˈloɲɲa/ n
  1. Giovanni da Bologna. See Giambologna
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