bologna

noun

bo·​lo·​gna bə-ˈlō-nē 

 also  -nyə,

-nə

variants or less commonly baloney

bə-ˈlō-nē 

: a large smoked sausage of beef, veal, and pork

also : a sausage made (as of turkey) to resemble bologna

Examples of bologna in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The man has been caught smuggling bologna for the second time in two months at the El Paso border. —Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025

This marks the second time within two months that the same man was caught attempting to smuggle bologna into the U.S. at the El Paso port. —Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2025

Just the fried bologna, transformed by the application of heat. —Robert Klose, Christian Science Monitor, 1 May 2025

According to the South Florida Reporter, Americans consume roughly 800 million pounds of bologna each year. —Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

short for Bologna sausage, from Bologna, Italy

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bologna

• atony
• baloney
• begone
• canzone
• estrone
• fanconi
• mansoni
• moloney
• morone
• ngoni
• pallone
• quinone

Kids Definition

bologna

noun

bo·​lo·​gna bə-ˈlō-nē 

 also  -n(y)ə

: a large smoked sausage of beef, veal, and pork

Geographical Definition

Bologna

geographical name

Bo·​lo·​gna bō-ˈlō-nyä 

variants or ancient Bononia

bə-ˈnō-nē-ə 

commune in northern Italy at the foot of the Apennines; capital of the region of Emilia-Romagna population 379,964

Bolognan

bə-ˈlō-nyən 

adjective or noun

or Bolognese

ˌbō-lə-ˈnēz 

-ˈnēs,

-ˈnyēz,

-ˈnyēs