Bolognese

UK: /bɒləˈnjeɪz/

US: (bō′lə nēz′, -nēs′, -lən yēz′, -yēs′; for 2 also bō′lən yāz′, -yā′zē or, It., bô′lô nye′ze)

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Bo•lo•gnese  (bō′lə nēz′, -nēs′, -lən yēz′, -yēs′; for 2 also bō′lən yāz′, -yā′zē or, It., bô′lô nye′ze), adj., n., pl. -gnese. 
adj. 

1. of or pertaining to Bologna or its inhabitants.
2. Food [Italian Cookery.] served with a cream sauce typically containing prosciutto, ground beef, and cheese.
3. Fine Art 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.

n. 

4. a native or inhabitant of Bologna.

• Italian; see Bologna, -ese
• 1750–60