Bologna
//bəˈloʊnjə// name, noun
name, noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A seasoned Italian sausage made from beef, pork or veal. countable, uncountable
- 2 Synonym of baloney (“nonsense”). uncountable
- 3 large smooth-textured smoked sausage of beef and veal and pork wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A province of Emilia-Romagna, Italy. countable, uncountable
- 2 The capital city of Emilia-Romagna, Italy, the capital of Bologna and also of Emilia-Romagna. countable, uncountable
- 3 A habitational surname from Italian. countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"There are no direct flights to Bologna from here."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Italian Bologna, from Latin Bonōnia, ultimately from Celtic. Doublet of Boleyn and Boulogne.
Etymology 2
From the Italian city of Bologna.
Etymology 3
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.
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