bolonhês
Portuguese, noun/bo.lõˈɲe(j)s/
bolonhês is spelled B-O-L-O-N-H-Ê-S (8 letters) and appears about once in every 68 million words in written Portuguese, the 227,016th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bolonhês is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a native from Bologna” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “natural de Bolonha ou seu habitante”.
What does bolonhês mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Bolognese (native from Bologna)
noun
- 1
masculinea native from Bologna
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo à cidade italiana de Bolonha
noun: 1. natural de Bolonha ou seu habitante 2. dialeto falado na cidade de Bolonha e região
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bolonhês
- bolonhesa feminine
- bolonheses masculine plural
- bolonhesas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bolonhês?
- Brazil /bo.lõˈɲe(j)s/
- Brazil [bo.lõˈj̃e(ɪ̯)s]
- /bo.lõˈɲe(j)ʃ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bolonhês
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bolonhês in Portuguese?
bolonhês appears about once in every 68 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).