Bolognese
Americanadjective
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of or relating to Bologna or its inhabitants.
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Italian Cooking. served with a cream sauce typically containing prosciutto, ground beef, and cheese.
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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.
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Bolognese
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Etymology
Origin of Bolognese
From Italian, dating back to 1750–60; see origin at Bologna, -ese
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Recently, I went to the grocery store intending, more or less, to buy ingredients for spaghetti with a weeknight Bolognese.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
Teacher Kieron Fisher, who lives in Newbury, Berkshire, includes vegetables in meals his six-year-old twins Kit and Ollie already enjoy, such as curries and spaghetti Bolognese.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
The Commerce Department acted after a long-running probe into pricing practices for the product that goes into everything from spaghetti Bolognese to mac and cheese.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2025
The menu often features a dish that takes at least five hours to prepare, Harris said, which varies from a simmering Bolognese to a roast chicken using herbs from her backyard garden.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2024
Spaghetti Bolognese is mince, spaghetti, and a blob of ketchup, normally.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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