bologna
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See also: Bologna
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bəˈləʊnjə/, /bəˈlɒnjə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /bəˈloʊni/, /bəˈloʊnə/
- Rhymes: -əʊni, -əʊnə
Etymology 1
From the Italian city of Bologna.
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Noun
bologna (countable and uncountable, plural bolognas)
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Translations
type of sausage — see baloney
Further reading
Bologna sausage on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
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
bologna (uncountable)
- Synonym of baloney (“nonsense”)
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