Why is the word bologna spelled "bologna" when its pronounced "baloney"?

Because it refers to the city of Bologna in Italy where that style of preparing meat supposedly came from. However, if you went to Bologna, they probably wouldn't have any idea what that stuff is. They have something similar called Mortadella, which has olives in it, but I can't tell you where in Italy that originates.

You should read the book 'The jungle' by Upton Sinclair, it might enlighten you a little to the history of such meats.

And now you know.

Bologna Pronunciation

It's the other way around--why is it pronounced baloney when it's spelled bologna?

It's the way the pronunciation has changed over time.

don't know why it's pronounced "baloney", but it's a sausage from Bologna, Italy

Maybe "baloney" is the "American-ized" version of the word?

I don't really know. But I wonder that too. Maybe it's the same rule for Catsup and Ketchup.

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Why is the word bologna spelled "bologna" when its pronounced "baloney"?

That's the English language for ya, sista!

Sometimes they do spell it baloney, though. Like, on some packages.

It's pronounced bow-low-nya. It's Italian.

bologna is a city in Italy. The bologna sauce is named after the city. Ok?

That's from the Cretins. It's official pronunciation is "Balon-ah".

It's like Catsup. It's pronunciation is "Cat-sup", but too many yahoos said "ketch-up".