adj · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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UK:/ˌbɒləˈneɪz/
UK:/ˌbɒləˈnjeɪz/
UK:/ˌbɒləˈniːz/
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UK, proscribed:/ˌbɒləɡˈneɪz/
US:/ˌboʊləˈniz/
US:/ˌboʊləˈneɪz/
US:/ˌboʊləˈnjeɪz/
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rhymes with -eɪz
rhymes with (US only) -iːz
CMU ARPABET:B OW0 L OW0 G N EY1 Z IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adj
Meaning 1
Of, from or relating to the city of Bologna, capital and largest city of Emilia-Romagna, Italy, or the surrounding metropolitan city.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Of a pasta sauce, made from minced veal, pork and beef, onions, garlic, tomato, bay leaf, carrot and celery and wine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Qualifier: strictly
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Of a pasta sauce, made from minced meat, tomato and any combination of other ingredients.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, not-comparable
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Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
An Italian sauce made from ground meat and tomato, originating in Bologna.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Bolognese sauce, bol, meat sauce
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A dish served with bolognese.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
Handmade pasta bolognese.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bol
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
A native or inhabitant of the city of Bologna, capital and largest city of Emilia-Romagna, Italy, or the surrounding metropolitan city.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: collective, countable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
A dog of a small breed of the bichon type, originating in Italy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Italian bolognese.
From Italian bolognese (literally “from Bologna”).
Across languages
Translations
68 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Basque:
boloniar
— of or relating to Bologna
Catalan:
bolonyès
— of or relating to Bologna
Chinese Mandarin:
博洛尼亞的 /博洛尼亚的
(Bóluòníyà de)
— of or relating to Bologna
Czech:
boloňský
— of or relating to Bologna
Czech:
bolognský
— of or relating to Bologna
Dutch:
Bolognees
— of or relating to Bologna
Dutch:
Bolognezer
— of or relating to Bologna
Emilian:
bulgnais
— of or relating to Bologna
Emilian:
bulgnaiṡ
— of or relating to Bologna
Finnish:
bolognalainen
— of or relating to Bologna
French:
bolognais
— of or relating to Bologna
German:
bolognesisch
— of or relating to Bologna
Hungarian:
bolognai
— of or relating to Bologna
Italian:
bolognese
— of or relating to Bologna
Japanese:
ボローニャの
(Borōnya no)
— of or relating to Bologna
Latin:
bonōniēnsis
— of or relating to Bologna
Polish:
boloński
— of or relating to Bologna
Portuguese:
bolonhês
— of or relating to Bologna
Romanian:
bolognez
— of or relating to Bologna
Russian:
боло́нский
(bolónskij)
— of or relating to Bologna
Serbo-Croatian:
болоњски
— of or relating to Bologna
Serbo-Croatian:
bolonjski
— of or relating to Bologna
Sicilian:
bulugnisi
— of or relating to Bologna
Slovak:
bolonský
— of or relating to Bologna
Spanish:
boloñés
— of or relating to Bologna
Ukrainian:
болонський
(bolonsʹkyj)
— of or relating to Bologna
Greek:
μπολονέζ
(bolonéz)
— relating to culinary sauce
Italian:
ragù alla bolognese
— relating to culinary sauce
Russian:
болоньезе
(bolonʹjeze)
— relating to culinary sauce
Vietnamese:
bolognese
— relating to culinary sauce
Arabic:
بُولُونِيز
(būlūnīz)
— tomato- and ground meat-based sauce