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    • 1.2.2 Noun
      • 1.2.2.1 Synonyms
      • 1.2.2.2 Translations
    • 1.2.3 Further reading
  • 1.3 Etymology 2
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Pronunciation

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• (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bəˈləʊnjə/, /bəˈlɒnjə/
• (General American) IPA(key): /bəˈloʊni/, /bəˈloʊnə/
• Rhymes: -əʊni, -əʊnə

Etymology 1

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From the Italian city of Bologna.

Alternative forms

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• boloney, baloney

Noun

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bologna (countable and uncountable, plural bolognas)

1. A seasoned Italian sausage made from beef, pork or veal.

Synonyms

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• Bologna sausage
• mortadella

Translations

[edit] type of sausage — see baloney

Further reading

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• Bologna sausage on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

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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

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bologna (uncountable)

1. Synonym of baloney (“nonsense”).

Alternative forms

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• boloney
• baloney

Derived terms

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• dancing bologna

Anagrams

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• Bongalo, bogolan, oblonga

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