Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Pasta in flat, very wide strips.
- n. A dish made by baking such pasta with layers of sauce and fillings such as cheese or meat.
Wiktionary
- n. Flat sheet of pasta.
- n. An Italian baked dish comprising layers of (1) with (usually) bolognese and bechamel sauce.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A baked dish of layers of lasagna{2} pasta with sauce and cheese and meat or vegetables; -- a popular dish of Italian cuisine.
- n. large flat rectangular strips of pasta.
WordNet 3.0
- n. baked dish of layers of lasagna pasta with sauce and cheese and meat or vegetables
- n. very wide flat strips of pasta
Etymologies
- From Italian lasagna, lasagne, from Latin lasanum ("cooking pot"), from Ancient Greek λάσανον (lasanon, "trivet or stand for a pot"), pl. λάσανα (lasana). Others argue the Italian lasagna originally derived from the Arabic (Semitic) lawzinaj ("almond cake"). (Wiktionary)
- Italian, possibly from Vulgar Latin *lasania, from Latin lasanum, chamber pot, cooking pot, from Greek lasanon. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Their lasagna is like eating a cloud .... the little museum next to the church has some interesting objects, and the best entertainment of all is a nice long stroll around town. tashby”
“I think it was seven layers of paper thin lasagna noodles.”
“Preety said ... sorri i posted my comment in lasagna recipe by mistake”
“Im a big fan and after 2pm slices are 1.75 there lasagna is really good too.”
“So I bought lasagna from the Italian bakery, and Skip and I made garlic bread, salad and a cake.”
“After much procrastination, my lasagna is finished.”
“Requeson may be a little drier but it does well in lasagna, as Esperanza said.”
“This hearty lasagna is my entry to the Fresh Produce event hosted by Marta of An Italian in the US.”
“First I was coveting your mushroom lasagna from a few days back, and now this one is looking very tempting as well.”
“SuperLake has Sargent ricotta (or at least they had a couple last week) and also Borden's cottage cheese (which I have never used in lasagna, as you can tell from my waistline).”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘lasagna’.
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Realia from Everywhere
Culturally defined terms and expressions from the four corners of the world
fjord, mistral steppe, tornado, tsunami, polder, kiwi, koala, sequoia, Abominable Snowman, paprika, spaghetti, empanada and 299 more...
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food collection
bread, peel, pot, chorizo, Filet, olive, fill, Phyllo, dough, bake, mat, pinot and 988 more...
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vegan
vegan food list of basic vegan food or types of vegan food you've had and liked.
( food, cuisine, eating, health, vegan, vegetarian, animal rights, anti-cruelty, cruelty free, conscio...tofu, hummus, falafel, cookie, soy, nuts, fruit, burrito, veggie burger, soy cheese, rice, pasta and 57 more...
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The List Of Good Breakfasts
A list of good breaky; kind of a no-brainer.
Also, I just thought I'd say thanks for adding all of your favourite breakfasts, even if half of 'em don't sound like the're actualy food,...weet-bix, nutrigrain, special k, all bran, crumpets toasted ..., kippers, chorizo, pepper a..., eggs benny, toasted bacon sar..., full english, warm fresh croiss..., liver and bacon and 42 more...
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recent
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Tunie: Word Disassociation
(I'm fairly sure that I'm subverting the whole concept of the Tunie by listing this song. Subversion! Yes! HA HA HA HA! Mine is an evil laugh!!!)
Word Disassociation
antidisestablishm..., quickly, ruby, bionic, about, crouch, a cappella, imposter, flames, distraction, murderous, over and 181 more...
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food
food, chef, spice, salt, sugar, pumpkin, apples, fruit, vegetable, savory, soup, sauce and 280 more...
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Monovocalics
Words that have only one of the vowels. On this list I include only words with at least three vowels. When I first started the list, if a word had several forms, I generally listed only the one wit...
syzygy, mirific, cumulus, homolog, monocot, bedewed, jezebel, referee, bikini, minikin, locomotor, terebenthene and 2359 more...
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Food and Cooking
lasagna, vindaloo, lemon grass, nutmeg, origano, basil, risotto, fenugreek, saffron, arborio rice, basmati rice, paella and 14 more...
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list
moon, rose, sea, beach, surf, fish, sun, water, eye, cloud, lasagna, chocolate and 17 more...
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benjfrank's Words
phantasmagoria, mellifluous, serendipity, hoosegow, luminosity, syzygy, microscopy, the, animate, nutmeg, alabaster, cranium and 18 more...
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Use Your Noodle
I love pasta, in all its numerous forms.
spaghetti, ravioli, mostaccioli, tortellini, vermicelli, lo mein, ramen, ziti, lasagna, linguine, fettuccine, macaroni and 5 more...
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Food Mmmmm's
Food that makes me go "Mmmmm"
pappardelle, fettuccine, tortellini, agnolotti, lasagna, egg noodles, ragu, alfredo, butter, cream, brie, swiss cheese and 60 more...
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groceries
apples, bananas, green pepper, onion, garlic, green onion, bean sprouts, hamburger, pork, chicken, tomatoes, chicken broth and 34 more...
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foodie list
pan, gourmet, mincing, clam, oyster, geoduck, scallop, meringue, baste, garam masala, rarebit, phyllo and 66 more...
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Upplucked
Yom.
apricot, macadamia, flan, cheesecake, sushi, sprouts, marmalade, chai, smoothie, cupcake, lasagna, spirulina and 40 more...
Tweets
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strev I've eaten this cold for breakfast and enjoyed it. Sep 14, 2009