If you answered "bolonie", then why are the phonetics so disjointed? (Cf.: colonel, etc.)
2007-09-22 10:45:40 · 7 answers · asked by Caysie101 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
The correct pronounciation is buh-loh-nee. The word Bologna came from the name of a city in Italy. That is why it is pronounced differently from how it is spelled. A lot of English words come from other languages. Colonel comes from a French word. When we borrow these words from other languages we usually keep the pronounciation and spelling the same eventhough it is different from English.
2007-09-22 10:58:53 · answer #1 · answered by gettinitdone 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
English and its parameters can be confusing at best. The word is pronounced as bo-lone-ah, but baloney is better understood.
As for colonel: the pronounciation is as a kernel of corn. Perhaps its origins come from the early colonists.
I don't make the rules; I just try to follow them.
2007-09-22 10:55:59 · answer #2 · answered by Guitarpicker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Balona
2007-09-22 10:57:41 · answer #3 · answered by AngelsFan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bo·lo·gna (b-ln, -n, -ny) KEY also ba·lo·ney or bo·lo·ney (-n) KEY
NOUN:
A seasoned smoked sausage made of mixed meats, such as beef, pork, and veal.
you can hear the pronounciation at the dictionary link below:
http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/bologna;_ylt=AmoTtqpzcCLs0DKPrIQUmXasgMMF
2007-09-22 10:56:17 · answer #4 · answered by Deana G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mad Irish Mamma is right.
2007-09-22 10:55:38 · answer #5 · answered by Paparazzi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I go ahead and say "boll-oh-nyah"... but people look at me funny.
2007-09-22 10:54:50 · answer #6 · answered by LK 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i personally would have said bolonya, but then what to I know!
2007-09-22 10:53:20 · answer #7 · answered by Mad Irish Momma 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋