bologna

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bəˈləʊnjə/, /bəˈlɒnjə/ (General American) IPA(key): /bəˈloʊni/, /bəˈloʊnə/ Rhymes: -əʊni, -əʊnə === Etymology 1 === From the Italian city of Bologna. ==== Alternative forms ==== boloney, baloney ==== Noun ==== bologna (countable and uncountable, plural bolognas) A seasoned Italian sausage made from beef, pork or veal. ===== Synonyms ===== Bologna sausage mortadella ===== Translations ===== ==== 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”). ===== Alternative forms ===== boloney baloney ===== Derived terms ===== dancing bologna === Anagrams === Bongalo, bogolan, oblonga