lasagna

or la·sa·gne

[ luh-zahn-yuh, lah- ]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of lasagna¹

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

Then, back at his mom’s house in Virginia, they all ate his favorite dishes, such as his aunt’s lasagna.

From Washington Post

If you need to keep leftover lasagna at optimal deliciousness, a heated lunch box is a great office accessory.

From Popular-Science

Spun off from a prescient viral video from pre-pandemic 2020 in which she semi-competently demonstrates how to make lasagna, the show sends Hilton back to the kitchen to keep refining her skills.

From Time

He didn’t intervene when she panicked next to the pasta, unsure of which sauce to get for the lasagna she planned to make.

From ProPublica

Anyone who’s zapped a slab of frozen lasagna and taken alternating bites of magma-hot cheese and ice-cold meat sauce knows this all too well.

From MIT Technology Review

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.

From The Daily Beast

Then there was the black bear, which chased her, and an industrial pan of lasagna, down a wooden path.

From The Daily Beast

The city and its environs are where lasagna, tortellini, and Bolognese sauce—not to mention bologna—originated.

From The Daily Beast

His regulars were his regulars; the rest of the world could go eat frozen lasagna.

From The Daily Beast

Mislabeled lasagna has sent Europe into a tizzy, but equine protein is really no worse to eat than beef.

From The Daily Beast

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