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lasagna

or la·sa·gne

[ luh-zahn-yuh, lah- ]
/ ləˈzɑn yə, lɑ- /
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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.

RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

  1. las cruces,
  2. las palmas,
  3. las vegas,
  4. las vegas night,
  5. lasa,
  6. lasagne,
  7. lasalle,
  8. lascar,
  9. lascaux,
  10. lascaux cave

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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Word Origin and History for lasagna

lasagna

n.

"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."

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