Bologna Word Search
Play a Bologna word search free online. We built the 12-word list around landmarks, neighborhoods, and local flavor, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: ASINELLI, GARISENDA, PORTICI, PETRONIO, MAGGIORE, TAGLIATELLE, TORTELLINI, BOLOGNESE, MORTADELLA, LASAGNE, RAGU, PARMIGIANO.
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Bologna word list, defined
- TAGLIATELLE /ˌtæɡliəˈtɛl/ · noun
- Long, thin ribbons of Italian pasta, usually made with eggs and cut to resemble narrow ribbons. It is commonly served with sauces such as pesto or tomato sauce. Related: ribbon pasta, noodles, pasta, fettuccine.
- TORTELLINI British: /ˌtɔːtəˈliːni/; US: /ˌtɔːrtəˈliːni/ · noun (plural)
- Tortellini are small parcels of pasta, usually filled with cheese or a meat mixture and shaped into distinctive twists or rings. The name is the Italian plural of tortellino, meaning “little twist.” Related: filled pasta, pasta parcels, stuffed pasta.
- BOLOGNESE /ˌbɒləˈneɪz/ · adjective (also noun)
- Relating to Bologna, a city in northern Italy; in cooking, describing a rich pasta sauce of minced meat slowly simmered with tomatoes, onions, celery and carrot. As a noun, it refers to the sauce itself. Related: meat sauce, ragù, pasta sauce.
- MORTADELLA /ˌmɔːrtəˈdɛlə/ · noun
- A large, smooth-textured Italian sausage made from finely ground pork and pork fat, seasoned with salt and pepper and sometimes studded with pistachios.
- LASAGNE /ləˈzɑːn.jə/ · noun
- A dish made with broad, flat pasta layered with a sauce—often a tomato or meat sauce—béchamel, and grated cheese, then baked. It may also be prepared with vegetables or without meat. Related: lasagna.
- RAGU /rɑːˈɡuː/ · noun
- A rich tomato-based sauce or stew made with meat and seasoned with aromatics, used particularly in pasta dishes. The term is an English borrowing from Italian cuisine. Related: ragoût, stew, sauce.
- PARMIGIANO /ˌpɑːrmiˈdʒɑːnoʊ/ (US); /ˌpɑːmɪˈdʒɑːnəʊ/ (UK) · noun
- A hard, aged Italian cheese made from cow's milk, especially the cheese known by the protected designation Parmigiano-Reggiano. Related: Parmigiano-Reggiano, Parmesan, parmesan, Parmesan cheese.
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