lasagna
Definition
Noun: 1. A type of pasta: Very wide, flat strips or sheets of pasta, often with ruffled edges. 2. A baked dish: An Italian dish consisting of layers of these pasta sheets baked with sauce (typically tomato-based), cheese (often ricotta, mozzarella, and Parmesan), and fillings such as meat or vegetables.
Examples
- As a type of pasta (uncountable):
- I need to buy a box of lasagna to make the dish.
- The recipe calls for fresh lasagna sheets.
- As a baked dish (countable/uncountable):
- She makes the best vegetarian lasagna.
- We had lasagna for dinner last night.
- He baked two large lasagnas for the party.
Advanced Usage
- "Lasagna al forno": The full Italian name for the baked dish, meaning "lasagna in the oven."
- The word can be used attributively (like an adjective) to describe other things related to the dish.
- We're using a lasagna pan.
- This is my grandmother's lasagna recipe.
Variants and Related Words
- Lasagne: This is the plural Italian form and is commonly used interchangeably with "lasagna," especially in British English, for both the pasta and the dish.
- Lasagnette: A narrower version of lasagna pasta.
Synonyms
- For the pasta: pasta sheet, wide noodle (informal).
- For the dish: baked pasta, pasta casserole.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- (As) layered/complex as a lasagna: Used informally to describe something with many intricate layers or components.
- The plot of that novel is as layered as a lasagna.
Noun
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very wide flat strips of pasta
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baked dish of layers of lasagna pasta with sauce and cheese and meat or vegetables
