bolognaise
French, noun/bɔ.lɔ.ɲɛz/
bolognaise is spelled B-O-L-O-G-N-A-I-S-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written French, the 57,169th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bolognaise is a French feminine noun meaning “bolognese (sauce)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of bolognais. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Sauce bolognaise”.
What does bolognaise mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebolognese (sauce)
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of bolognais
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sauce bolognaise.
noun: 1. Habitante de Bologne, ville italienne. 2. Habitante de Bologne, commune française située dans le département de la Haute-Marne.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bolognaise
- bolognaises plural
- Bolognaises plural
- Bolognais masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bolognaise?
- /bɔ.lɔ.ɲɛz/
- \bɔ.lɔ.ɲɛz\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bolognaise
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bolognaise in French?
bolognaise appears about once in every 3 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).