lasagna

or la·sa·gne

[luh-zahn-yuh, lah-]

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noun

large, flat, rectangular strips of pasta.
a baked dish consisting of layers of this pasta, cheese, tomato sauce, and usually meat.

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), orig., trivet or stand for a pot

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Related Words for lasagna

tortellini, ravioli, macaroni, spaghetti, linguine, gnocchi, fettuccini, rigatoni, shells, vermicelli, ziti, lasagna, manicotti, orzo

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Contemporary Examples of lasagna

The Boss even threw in an hour of guitar lessons, a lasagna dinner, and a ride in the sidecar of his motorcycle for good measure.
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Alex Suskind
November 6, 2014
Then there was the black bear, which chased her, and an industrial pan of lasagna, down a wooden path.
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Anne Berry
September 13, 2014
The city and its environs are where lasagna, tortellini, and Bolognese sauce—not to mention bologna—originated.
Italy Plans a Disneyland for Foodies
Barbie Latza Nadeau
March 16, 2014
And 100 layers of lasagna at Del Posto is the most delicious pasta known to mankind!
Culinary Kings-Turned TV Judges Cook Up Verdicts on Gordon Ramsay-Hosted MasterChef
Daily Beast Promotions
July 27, 2010
The recipe calls for “thynne foyles as pap,” or leaves of paste as thin as paper—in other words, lasagna noodles.
5 Recipes for the Perfect Lasagna
Cookstr.com
February 24, 2010

Word Origin and History for lasagna

"pasta cut in long, wide strips; a dish made from this," 1760 (as an Italian word in English), from Italian (plural is lasagne), from Vulgar Latin *lasania, from Latin lasanum "a pot," from Greek lasanon "pot with feet, trivet."