lasagna

== English == === Alternative forms === lasagne (this form is the one typically used in British English) === 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”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ləˈzɑː.njə/, /ləˈzæn.jə/, /ləˈsɑː.njə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ləˈzæn.jə/, /ləˈzɑ.njə/, /ləˈzɑ.ɲjə/ (Canada) IPA(key): /ləˈzɑ.njə/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /lɘˈsɐː.njɘ/, /lɘˈzɐː.njɘ/ === Noun === lasagna (countable and uncountable, plural lasagnas or lasagne) A flat sheet of pasta. 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). (by extension) A combination or layering of things. ==== Usage notes ==== In Italian, lasagna refers to one flat sheet of pasta and its plural form, lasagne, refers to the dish. This distinction may also be observed in English, but only rarely in American and Canadian English. At any rate, lasagne and lasagna are homophones in most accents, so this would only be a written distinction. 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. ==== Derived terms ==== lasagna code lasagna lizard Mexican lasagna nutellasagna ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Alagnas, Laganas, galanas == Italian == === Etymology === Possibly from Vulgar Latin *lasania, from Latin lasanum (“cooking pot”), from Ancient Greek λάσανον (lásanon, “trivet or stand for a pot”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /laˈsaɲ.ɲa/ Rhymes: -aɲɲa Hyphenation: la‧sà‧gna === Noun === lasagna f (plural lasagne) (cooking, food) a food made of flat sheets of pasta alternated with condiments (cooking, usually in the plural) a dish of lasagna ==== Derived terms ==== lasagne alla bolognese (“Bolognese lasagna, Bologna-style lasagna, lasagna with Bolognese”) lasagne di pesce (“fish lasagna, lasagna with fish ragù”) lasagne di verdure (“vegetable lasagna, lasagna with vegetable ragù”) ==== Descendants ====