Bolognese

Bologna

Bologna is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy, with 391,473 inhabitants from 150 different nationalities. Its metropolitan province is home to more than 1 million people as of 2026. Bologna is most famous for being the home to the oldest university in continuous operation, the University of Bologna, established in AD 1088.

Bolognese sauce

Bolognese sauce, known in Italian as ragù alla bolognese or ragù bolognese, is the main variety of ragù in Italian cuisine, typical of the city of Bologna.

Bolognese (dog breed)

The Bolognese is an Italian breed of small dog of Bichon type. It falls in the toy dog group and is commonly kept as a companion dog. The name derives from that of the city of Bologna, in Emilia-Romagna.

Bolognese

Adjective

1. Of, from or relating to the city of Bologna, capital and largest city of Emilia-Romagna, Italy, or the surrounding metropolitan city.
2. Of a pasta sauce, made from minced veal, pork and beef, onions, garlic, tomato, bay leaf, carrot and celery and wine.

Noun

1. A native or inhabitant of the city of Bologna, capital and largest city of Emilia-Romagna, Italy, or the surrounding metropolitan city.
2. A dog of a small breed of the bichon type, originating in Italy.