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
Bologna
A province of Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
A city, the capital of Bologna and also of Emilia-Romagna.
• Bongalo, bogolan, oblonga
bologna (countable and uncountable, plural bolognas)
A seasoned Italian sausage made from beef, pork or veal.
• Bologna sausage
• mortadella
bologna (uncountable)
synonym of baloney (nonsense).
• 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
22 April 2025
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
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