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lasagna definition

la·sa·gna (lə zän′yə, -sän′-)

noun

  1. pasta in wide, flat strips
  2. a dish consisting of this pasta baked with alternating layers of, typically, tomato sauce, ground meat, and cheese

Etymology: It (pl. lasagne) < VL *lasania, a kind of noodle < L lasanum, a pot < Gr lasanon, pot with feet, trivet

Also sp. lasagne la·sa′·gne

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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