English

A serving of lasagna

Alternative forms

• lasagne

Noun

lasagna ‎(plural lasagnas or lasagne)

1. A flat sheet of pasta.
2. An Italian baked dish comprising layers of such pasta with (usually) bolognese and bechamel sauce.

Usage notes

• In Italian, lasagna refers to one sheet of pasta and its plural form, lasagne, refers to the dish with several layers. This distinction is rarely observed in English.
• When the dish is referred to as lasagne (rather than lasagna), lasagnes is sometimes found as the plural form, referring to multiple dishes or varieties.

Translations

Anagrams

• galanas

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laˈzaɲːa/, /laˈsaɲːa/
• Hyphenation: la‧sà‧gna
• Rhymes: -aɲɲa

Etymology

From Latin lasanum ‎(“cooking pot”), from Ancient Greek λάσανον ‎(lásanon, “trivet or stand for a pot”), pl. λάσανα ‎(lásana).

Noun

lasagna f ‎(plural lasagne)

1. a flat sheet of pasta