lasagna

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8
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Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ləˈzɑː.njə/
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/ləˈzɑː.njə/ · /ləˈzæn.jə/ · /ləˈsɑː.njə/ · /ləˈzɑ.njə/ · /lɘˈsɐː.njɘ/ · /lɘˈzɐː.njɘ/

Definition of lasagna

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, error-lua-timeout, uncountable)A flat sheet of pasta.
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noun

  1. (countable, error-lua-timeout, uncountable)A flat sheet of pasta.
  2. (countable, error-lua-timeout, uncountable)An Italian baked dish comprising layers of such pasta with various ingredients (usually a meat ragù (chiefly Bolognese), a fish ragù or a vegetarian/vegetable ragù with bechamel sauce).
    “I’m going to fix you a cup of coffee and a plate of lasagna.”
  3. (broadly, countable, error-lua-timeout, uncountable)A combination or layering of things.
    “Kristofer'd gotten it through his head shortly after their arrival to swim naked in the lake, such as it was, and his skin blemished into a lasagna of red hives, white welts, and disarming yellowish spots.”
    “Unfortunately, typical mattresses are often a lasagna of nonbiodegradable synthetics, pesticides, and potentially carcinogenic toxins.”
    “It's sort of a lasagna of ideas about time and dreams.”
    ““Everything about us is just one layer of lies after another. We're a lasagna of lies. This is a terrible basis for a relationship.””
    “CHOCOLATE LASAGNA / Who says lasagna is only a main dish? Serve this easy, no-bake lasagna for dessert. / Ingredients / 2 3.9-ounce packages (110 g) instant chocolate pudding mix / 2 cups (473 mL) milk / 8 ounces (227g) whipped topping / 16 graham crackers, chocolate or plan / 1 1/2 cups (75g) mini marshmallows / chocolate syrup”

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Etymology

From Italian lasagna (and its plural lasagne), possibly from Vulgar Latin *lasania, from Latin lasanum (“cooking pot”), from Ancient Greek λάσανον (lásanon, “trivet or stand for a pot”). Others argue the Italian lasagna originally derived from the Arabic لَوْزِينَج (lawzīnaj, “almond cake”).

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