I. |bōlən|yēz, -ēs, bəˈlōnˌy- also |bōlə|nē- adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Italian, adjective & noun, from Bologna + -ese
1. : of, relating to, or characteristic of Bologna, Italy
2. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Bolognese
3. : having to do with painting in Bologna during the 15th and 16th centuries or with the eclectic late 16th century painters of the Bolognese school
II. noun
( plural bolognese )
Usage: capitalized
: a native or resident of Bologna