bolognese
/ˌboʊləˈniz/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.59 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An Italian sauce made from ground meat and tomato, originating in Bologna.
Countable; Uncountable
adj
Of, from or relating to the city of Bologna, capital and largest city of Emilia-Romagna, Italy, or the surrounding metropolitan city.
adj
Of a pasta sauce, made from minced veal, pork and beef, onions, garlic, tomato, bay leaf, carrot and celery and wine.
adj
Of a pasta sauce, made from minced meat, tomato and any combination of other ingredients.
noun
A native or inhabitant of the city of Bologna, capital and largest city of Emilia-Romagna, Italy, or the surrounding metropolitan city.
Countable
Example Sentences
- "Handmade pasta bolognese."
- "The victorious enemie marched towards Bolognia: And it is likely that the Pope and his aſſociates would haue done their beſt to haue diuerted him from that deſigne, fot it is certaine that Philip who had ſent for him from Tuſcanie, did openly fauour the Bologneſes."
- "For when they went to fight againſt the Forleſes, that had kindly entertain’d ſome perſons whom they had baniſh’d; ’tis ſaid, eight thouſand of the Bologneſes were ſlain at one Sally from the Town. Upon which miſfortune ſome Cities of Romagna grew confident, and immediately revolted from the Bologneſes themſelves."
- "* Stra for Strada. The Bologneſe are very frugal in their Pronunciation; they ſeldom give you above half the Word."
- "Yet ſuch is the change of Italy, that Sigonius is corrected by the editor of Milan, Philippus Argelatus, a Bologneſe, and ſubject of the pope."
- "The Bologneses had built a castle on the Po, from whence they could molest the Venetians."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: bolognese
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌboʊləˈniz/
- British English: /ˌbɒləˈneɪz/