bologna

/bəˈloʊni/

/bəˈlɒnjə/

Other forms: bolognas

Bologna is a sliced sausage often used as lunch meat. If there's "mystery meat" on the menu at school, you'll probably be glad you packed a bologna sandwich.

Bologna evolved from mortadella, a pork sausage invented in Bologna, Italy. While bologna is pork-based, it can contain beef, chicken, turkey, or even soy protein. This pale, salty lunch meat is mild in flavor and a favorite with kids who find salami a bit too spicy. The correct pronunciation is "bo-LO-nya," but it's common to say "ba-LO-nee" instead. Experts attribute this to Anglicization, which often leaves Italian words with Y endings — like Italia becoming Italy.

Definitions of bologna

1. noun

   a large smooth-textured smoked sausage of beef and veal and pork
   synonyms: Bologna sausage

   types:

   polony

   another name for Bologna sausage

   type of:

   sausage

   highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings