Meaning & use
bologna
A large sausage made of seasoned, smoked meat, typically sliced thinly for sandwiches.
See it in a sentence
He made a quick lunch with two slices of bologna between plain white bread.
The deli counter sold bologna alongside ham, turkey, and several kinds of cheese.
A note on using this word
Bologna is usually pronounced buh-LOH-nee in American English, unlike the Italian city of the same spelling, which is pronounced boh-LOH-nyah.
Words with a similar meaning
baloney
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “bologna”, then compare your use with the examples above.
Your draft stays on this page and is not sent anywhere.