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DictionarylasagnaLayered pasta dish
noun

lasagna

luh-ZAHN-yuh/ləˈzɑnyə/

Broad flat pasta sheets used in a layered baked dish.

Broad sheets of lasagna alternate with sauce and cheese in the cut portion.

A rectangular baking dish of golden-topped lasagna with one portion removed, beside a plated square whose cut face clearly reveals broad pasta sheets alternating with tomato sauce, cheese, and filling.
Etymology
lasagnaLatincooking pot

The ancestor lasanum meant ‘cooking pot’: the word’s history connects a cooking vessel with the dish prepared in it. Early versions already combined noodles and cheese, before the tomato-sauce version.

In context

Natashas Kitchen9:00
so good. It has all the classic flavors of lasagna with the marinara and the meat sauce. And all the cheese, Except this is extra saucy.
Baked ZITI Recipe - Easy PASTA CASSEROLE

More examples

  • This lasagna needs no boiling before baking.
  • He trims the lasagna to fit the small baking dish.
  • We layer lasagna with tomato sauce, ricotta, and spinach.

Forms

lasagna

Similar words

pasta
Includes many shapes, not just broad, flat sheets.
noodle
A broader term covering individual strips, sheets, or strands.