Definition of bologna
: a large smoked sausage of beef, veal, and pork; also : a sausage made (as of turkey) to resemble bologna
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Origin and Etymology of bologna
short for Bologna sausage, from Bologna, Italy
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: a wide cooked sausage that is cut into thin pieces and eaten in sandwiches
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: a large smoked sausage usually made of beef, veal, and pork
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