lasagna
Americannoun
-
large, flat, rectangular strips of pasta.
-
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
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“People tend to think that lasagna is simple, but it’s actually a bit more complicated than the braised short ribs,” Matijevich says.
From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026
And then there’s a lasagna that’s just, like, full-on.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025
Then came the lasagna, which disappeared in a flash.
From Salon • Apr. 18, 2025
I think Pete has older parents, and they sit in front of the TV and eat lasagna.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2024
There was half a Corningware dish of lasagna from last weekend.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
