Definition

Noun 1. A large, smooth-textured, smoked sausage made from a mixture of beef, veal, and pork. It is typically sliced and served cold in sandwiches.

Usage

The term "bologna sausage" refers specifically to the type of processed, pre-cooked sausage. It is used as a mass noun when referring to the food substance and as a countable noun when referring to a whole sausage or specific slices. * For a sandwich, I like two slices of bologna sausage. * The deli case contained a large bologna sausage.

Examples

• He made a simple lunch with white bread and bologna sausage.
• The recipe for this bologna sausage includes spices like coriander and myrtle berries.
• She prefers the taste of turkey bologna sausage to the traditional kind.

Advanced Usage

• The term is often shortened informally to "bologna" (pronounced "buh-LO-nee").
  • Informal example: "My favorite sandwich is just bologna and cheese."
• In idiomatic American English, the word "baloney" (a homophone) is used to mean "nonsense" or "foolish talk," which is a distinct, unrelated usage.

Variants and Related Words

• Bologna (n.): The common, shortened form of "bologna sausage."
• Baloney (n.): 1. An alternative spelling for the sausage. 2. (Idiom) Meaning nonsense or foolish talk (e.g., "That's a bunch of baloney!").
• Mortadella (n.): The Italian cured sausage from Bologna, Italy, which is the origin and a more artisanal counterpart to the widely produced bologna sausage.

Synonyms

• Luncheon meat
• Cold cut (when sliced)

Notes on Different Meanings

• The primary meaning is the specific type of sausage as defined.
• The homophone "baloney" meaning "nonsense" is a separate lexical item (an idiom) and not a meaning of "bologna sausage" itself.

Noun

1. large smooth-textured smoked sausage of beef and veal and pork