Bolognese

American  

[boh-luh-neez, -nees, -luhn-yeez, -yees, boh-luhn-yeyz, -yey-zee, baw-law-nye-ze] / ˌboʊ ləˈniz, -ˈnis, -lənˈyiz, -ˈyis, ˌboʊ lənˈyeɪz, -ˈyeɪ zi, ˌbɔ lɔˈnyɛ zɛ /

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.

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noun

plural

Bolognese

1. a native or inhabitant of Bologna.

Bolognese British  

/ -ˈneɪz, ˌbɒləˈniːz /

adjective

1. of or relating to Bologna or its inhabitants

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Bologna

Etymology

Origin of Bolognese

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

Example Sentences

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

Her parents had said they were all "mucking about" and throwing grapes at each other in the kitchen while Ms Hall was making spaghetti Bolognese.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2025

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 • Sep. 2, 2024

Consider something as innocuous as Bolognese, the Italian meat sauce that can take several hours to prepare.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2024

Spaghetti Bolognese is mince, spaghetti, and a blob of ketchup, normally.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell