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

Nearly 150,000 pounds of bologna sold nationwide are being recalled because of unlisted meat content, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced. —Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 2 July 2025

Gaiser’s European Style Provisions has issued a recall for nearly 150,000 pounds of bologna because of misbranding, health officials announced Friday. —Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 1 July 2025

The items were sold between March 20 and June 20, and were distributed nationwide Seven types of bologna sold by Gaiser's European Style Provisions have been recalled, the Food Safety and Inspection Service announced on June 27. —Rachel Raposas, People.com, 30 June 2025

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

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