# Bolognese
## English
### Etymology

From Italian bolognese.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˌbɒləˈneɪz/, /ˌbɒləˈnjeɪz/, /ˌbɒləˈniːz/

### Adjective

Bolognese (not comparable)
* Of or relating to the city of Bologna or its inhabitants.
* (of a pasta sauce) Made from minced veal, pork and beef, onions, garlic, tomato, bay leaf, carrot and celery and wine.
* (informal, of a pasta sauce) Made from minced meat, tomato and any combination of other ingredients.

#### Translations
### Noun

Bolognese (plural Bolognese or Bologneses)
* (collective or countable) A native or inhabitant of Bologna.
** 1612, “The Second Booke of the Third Decad of the Historie of Venice”, in W. Shute, transl., The Generall Historie of the Magnificent State of Venice. From the First Foundation Thereof untill This Present., London: […] G. Eld, and W. Stansby, translation of original by Thomas de Fougasses, page 339: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.
** 1685, “Gregory X.”, in anonymous translator, edited by Paul Rycaut, The Lives of the Popes, from the time of our Saviour Jesus Christ, to the Reign of Sixtus IV., London: […] Christopher Wilkinson […], translation of [Vitæ Pontificum Platinæ historici liber de vita Christi ac omnium pontificum qui hactenus ducenti fuere et XX] by [Bartolomeo] Platina, page 280: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.
** 1730, Edward Wright, “Bologna”, in Some Observations Made in Travelling through France, Italy, &c. in the Years 1720, 1721, and 1722, London: […] Tho. Ward and E. Wicksteed, […], page 444:* Stra for Strada. The Bologneſe are very frugal in their Pronunciation; they ſeldom give you above half the Word.
** 1788, Edward Gibbon, chapter XLIX, in The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, volume V, London: […] W[illiam] Strahan; and T[homas] Cadell, […], →OCLC, page 104: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.
** 1871, J. Schor, “Thirteenth Century”, in History of Venice from the Beginning down to the Present Time, Venice, Milan, Trieste: Colombo Coen, section 7 (New systems for the election of the Doge. […]), page 56:The Bologneses had built a castle on the Po, from whence they could molest the Venetians.
* (cynology) A dog of a small breed of the bichon type, originating in Italy.
** 2012, Chas Newkey-Burden, The Dog Directory‎, Octopus:Although their appearance might suggest that they are playful and rather happygolucky dogs, Bologneses are among the most serious and intelligent of breeds.

### References

* ↑ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “Bolognese”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

### Further reading

* Bolognese (dog) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia