spaghetti bolognese
spaghetti bolognese is the Irish phrase for the dish of spaghetti with Bolognese sauce.
This noun refers to the specific dish consisting of spaghetti served with a meat-based Bolognese sauce.
Meaning: dish of spaghetti with Bolognese sauce (noun)
Did you know?
- When discussing the 'foreign' nature of spaghetti bolognese using bia eachtra, the word eachtra is related to the word for 'adventure'. This suggests a linguistic link between foreign food and the idea of an adventure.
- In a formal menu, you might see the phrase Spagheití Bolognese, where the spelling is slightly adjusted to fit Irish phonetic patterns, even though the English spelling is more common in daily life.
- In Irish, many food names that are borrowed from English, such as spaghetti bolognese, are treated as indeclinable nouns. This means they do not change their spelling or form to show singular or plural, unlike native Irish words.
Examples in context
- An bhfuil spaghetti bolognese ar an mbord?Is there spaghetti bolognese on the table?
Example conversation
Aoife and Conor are deciding what to eat for dinner.
- AoifeCad ba mhaith leat a ithe, a Chonaire?What would you like to eat, Conor?
- ConorAn féidir linn spaghetti bolognese a dhéanamh?Can we make spaghetti bolognese?
- AoifeIs breá liom spaghetti bolognese, mar sin tá sé go maith!I love spaghetti bolognese, so that is fine!
- ConorGo hiontach, beidh sé go hálainn.Great, it will be lovely.
