BOLOGNA

bologna, Bologna sausage

(noun) large smooth-textured smoked sausage of beef and veal and pork

Bologna

(noun) the capital of Emilia-Romagna; located in northern Italy to the east of the Apennines

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Bologna

A province of Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

A city, the capital of Bologna and also of Emilia-Romagna.

Anagrams

• Bongalo, bogolan, oblonga

Etymology 1

Noun

bologna (countable and uncountable, plural bolognas)

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

Synonyms

• Bologna sausage

• mortadella

Etymology 2

Noun

bologna (uncountable)

synonym of baloney (nonsense).

Anagrams

• Bongalo, bogolan, oblonga

Source: Wiktionary


Bo*lo"gna, n.

1. A city of Italy which has given its name to various objects.

2. A Bologna sausage. Bologna sausage Etym: [It. salsiccia di Bologna], a large sausage made of bacon or ham, veal, and pork, chopped fine and inclosed in a skin.

– Bologna stone (Min.), radiated barite, or barium sulphate, found in roundish masses composed of radiating fibers, first discovered near Bologna. It is phosphorescent when calcined.

– Bologna vial, a vial of unannealed glass which will fly into pieces when its surface is scratched by a hard body, as by dropping into it a fragment of flint; whereas a bullet may be dropped into it without injury.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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