bologna sausage
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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
- large smooth-textured smoked sausage of beef and veal and pork