lasagna
Americannoun
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large, flat, rectangular strips of pasta.
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a baked dish consisting of layers of this pasta, cheese, tomato sauce, and usually meat.
Etymology
Origin of lasagna
1840–50; < Italian < Vulgar Latin *lasania cooking pot (hence, apparently, the contents of the pot), for Latin lasanum, lasanus chamber pot < Greek lásana (plural), originally, trivet or stand for a pot
Example Sentences
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I once visited a friend who had just had a baby and she asked me to grab a lasagna from the freezer to pop in the oven.
From Salon • Jan. 19, 2026
And then there’s a lasagna that’s just, like, full-on.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025
Dollop onto soups or use in lasagna layers.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2025
His wife, Megan, and their daughters — Georgia and Eve — were in the kitchen making salad and lasagna.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2025
Finished with the last bite of lasagna, I lifted my glass and chugged the remains of my milk.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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