If the sausage Bologna is pronounced "Balloney" in english, how is the city of Bologna pronounced? (feddit.de)

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Side note: It's also called Parizer in reference to Paris, the city that is neither Bologna, nor Lyon, another french city which would be the actual origin of the sausage.

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[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

If you're referring to the city in English you would say "bo-LO-nya" to approximate the original. I've heard it on the radio/podcasts before. It's not very commonly referenced so trying to get closer to the original is probably right. Unlike Paris, where you are seen as pretentious if you pronounce it the French way.

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