Bolognese

[ boh-luh-neez, -nees, -luhn-yeez, -yees; boh-luhn-yeyz, -yey-zeeor, Italian, baw-law-nye-ze ]

adjective

1. of or relating to Bologna or its inhabitants.
2. Italian Cooking. served with a cream sauce typically containing prosciutto, ground beef, and cheese.
3. Fine Arts. noting a style or manner of painting developed in Bologna during the late 16th century by the Carracci, characterized chiefly by forms and colors derived from the Roman high renaissance and from the Venetians.

noun

, plural Bo·lo·gnese.

1. a native or inhabitant of Bologna.

Bolognese

/ -ˈneɪz; ˌbɒləˈniːz /

adjective

1. of or relating to Bologna or its inhabitants

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Bologna

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bolognese¹

From Italian, dating back to 1750–60; Bologna, -ese

Example Sentences

The Swedish checklist recommends potatoes, cabbage, carrots and eggs along with tins of bolognese sauce and prepared blueberry and rosehip soup.

From BBC

The inquest into Oliver's death heard he had been eating chopped pasta bolognese at nursery when he choked.

From BBC

We tend to make homemade Bolognese.

From Los Angeles Times

Either that or go to the Chateau Marmont and get their spaghetti Bolognese.

From Los Angeles Times

She taught me how to make pasta by hand on a plywood board and how to craft her famous tortellini filled with a traditional Bolognese sauce.

From Salon