"bologna" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /bəˈləʊnjə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /bəˈlɒnjə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /bəˈloʊni/ [General-American], /bəˈloʊnə/ [General-American] Forms: bolognas [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊni, -əʊnə Etymology: From the Italian city of Bologna. Etymology templates: {{der|en|it|-}} Italian Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} bologna (countable and uncountable, plural bolognas)
  1. A seasoned Italian sausage made from beef, pork or veal. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Sausages Synonyms: Bologna sausage, mortadella
    Sense id: en-bologna-en-noun-U5~kKhlv Disambiguation of Sausages: 59 41 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: boloney, baloney
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /bəˈləʊnjə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /bəˈlɒnjə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /bəˈloʊni/ [General-American], /bəˈloʊnə/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -əʊni, -əʊnə Etymology: 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. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} bologna (uncountable)
  1. Synonym of baloney (“nonsense”) Tags: uncountable Synonyms: baloney [synonym, synonym-of] Derived forms: dancing bologna
    Sense id: en-bologna-en-noun-hbFps8sq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: boloney, baloney
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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