Bolognese

[boh-luh-neez, -nees, -luhn-yeez, -yees, boh-luhn-yeyz, -yey-zee, 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

Bolognese 

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

He told the court that Ms Patterson had tried to kill him with a curry, a wrap, Bolognese pasta, and even with chocolate cookies she claimed their daughter had made him.

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"He just told me as if it was, you know: 'We're going to have spaghetti bolognese tomorrow for dinner, is it all right if you pick up the bread?'"

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At about 22:00 BST, the teenager joined her parents in their small kitchen where her mother was putting the finishing touches to the adults' tea, spaghetti bolognese and garlic bread.

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I want to talk about your bolognese sauce, Harry's Famous sauce.

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Why don't I cook bolognese for them?

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