Bologna
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Definition
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable):
- A type of sausage: A large, smooth-textured, cooked and smoked sausage made from a finely ground mixture of beef, veal, and/or pork. It is typically sliced and eaten cold in sandwiches.
- Noun (Proper):
- A city in Italy: The capital city of the Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy, located east of the Apennine Mountains. It is known for its historical architecture, university, and cuisine.
Examples of Usage
- Noun (Sausage):
- For lunch, I made a sandwich with bologna and cheese.
- The deli counter sells several varieties of bologna.
- Noun (City):
- The University of Bologna is one of the oldest in the world.
- We traveled from Florence to Bologna by train.
Advanced Usage
- "Baloney" (or "boloney"): This is a common informal spelling and pronunciation variant when referring to the sausage. More importantly, it is also an idiomatic noun meaning "nonsense" or "foolish talk."
- He said he was late because his dog did his homework? What a load of baloney!
Variants and Related Words
- Baloney/Boloney (n): 1. Informal variant spelling for the sausage "bologna." 2. (Idiomatic) Nonsense.
- Mortadella (n): The Italian cured meat from Bologna that inspired the American bologna sausage. It is typically thicker, contains visible cubes of fat, and is more finely spiced.
Synonyms
- (For the sausage): Lunch meat, cold cut, processed meat.
- (For "baloney" meaning nonsense): Nonsense, rubbish, hogwash, poppycock.
Related Idioms
- "A bunch of baloney": A phrase meaning something is completely untrue or ridiculous.
- His excuse for being late was a bunch of baloney.
- "No baloney" (or "No bologna"): An informal phrase asserting that something is genuine, serious, or without deception.
- He gave me a no-baloney assessment of the situation.
Noun
- large smooth-textured smoked sausage of beef and veal and pork
- the capital of Emilia-Romagna; located in northern Italy to the east of the Apennines