Well attestedFrom the people of the place
bolognese
adjective · first attested 20th century
The meat sauce is the adjective for Bolognese.
Of a meat sauce for pasta, in the style of Bologna.
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- Relationship
- From the people of the place
- Confidence
- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 20th century
- Part of speech
- adjective
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Bologna
- In English
bolognese
Italian ragu alla bolognese means in the manner of Bologna. English kept the adjective and dropped the rest of the phrase.
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