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.

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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

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How to use lasagna in a sentence

Then, back at his mom’s house in Virginia, they all ate his favorite dishes, such as his aunt’s lasagna.
The country he fought for sent him into exile. But this veteran finally came home.|Petula Dvorak|August 26, 2021|Washington Post
If you need to keep leftover lasagna at optimal deliciousness, a heated lunch box is a great office accessory.
Is it noon yet? The best lunch box, bento boxes, lunch bags for adults|Florie Korani|August 12, 2021|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.
The Surprisingly Complicated Pleasures of Cooking With Paris|Judy Berman|August 4, 2021|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.
A Crisis of Undiagnosed Cancers Is Emerging in the Pandemic’s Second Year|by Duaa Eldeib, video by Alex Garcia|May 4, 2021|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.
The kitchen of the future is here, it’s just not evenly distributed|Katie McLean|December 18, 2020|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.
Bruce Springsteen, Jon Stewart, and Louis C.K. ‘Stand Up’ for Soldiers|Alex Suskind|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then there was the black bear, which chased her, and an industrial pan of lasagna, down a wooden path.
Best Career Arc Ever: From Burlesque To Bartending|Anne Berry|September 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
His regulars were his regulars; the rest of the world could go eat frozen lasagna.
My Horsemeat Lunch|Christopher Dickey|February 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Mislabeled lasagna has sent Europe into a tizzy, but equine protein is really no worse to eat than beef.
Waiter, There's a Horse in My Lasagna|Caitlin Dickson|February 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST