polony
8.8
A seasoned sausage like bologna made from finely ground meat
- noun
- /pəˈloʊni/
- UK
:
polonio
- We enjoyed a picnic in the park with slices of polony in our sandwiches.
Examples
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At the deli, I picked up some polony to make a quick and tasty lunch.
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For breakfast, he spread cheese on a bagel topped with polony and tomatoes.
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♪ I've chickens and conies and pretty polonies
Synonyms
sausage
vspolony
184
1.0
A food made from ground meat and spices in a thin skin
is the specific seasoned, finely ground type often served sliced cold
44
6.8
A small soft sausage made from beef or pork and often served in a bun
is similar in form but the key refers to a larger sliced product
9
3.2
A smooth sausage usually made from beef or pork and eaten in a roll
is similar in texture but more often larger and sliced cold
6
4.2
A large smoked sausage often sliced for sandwiches
is the same seasoned product or an informal regional name
2.6
A large smooth smoked sausage often sliced and eaten cold
is the seasoned variety or an alternate regional name for it
9.9
A cooked spicy red pork sausage often eaten hot
is a similar seasoned product but usually prepared and served hot
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word polony comes from the Italian city Bologna and is the same kind of name as bologna or the slang baloney. That's why polony means 'a type of sausage' made from finely ground, seasoned meat.