noun
lasagna
luh-ZAH-nyuh
Lasagna (noun) means Broad, flat sheets of pasta, or the baked Italian dish made by layering them with sauce, cheese, and other fillings. Example: “She made a vegetable lasagna with layers of spinach and ricotta.”
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Broad, flat sheets of pasta, or the baked Italian dish made by layering them with sauce, cheese, and other fillings.
"She made a vegetable lasagna with layers of spinach and ricotta."
"We ordered lasagna and garlic bread at the Italian place."
How to use lasagna
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA layered Italian pasta bake, or the flat pasta sheets used to make it.
Common pairings
a tray of lasagna
vegetable lasagna
homemade lasagna
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Word forms
- Plural
- lasagnas, lasagne
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She made a vegetable _____ with layers of spinach and ricotta.
Etymology
From Italian lasagna, possibly tracing back to a Latin word for a cooking pot, via Ancient Greek.
Synonyms
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Rhymes for lasagna
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What does “lasagna” mean?
The word “lasagna” means broad, flat sheets of pasta, or the baked Italian dish made by layering them with sauce, cheese, and other fillings. In plain terms, a layered Italian pasta bake, or the flat pasta sheets used to make it.
How do you pronounce “lasagna”?
“Lasagna” is pronounced luh-ZAH-nyuh (/ləˈzæn.jə/ in IPA).
How do you use “lasagna” in a sentence?
Here is “lasagna” used in a sentence: “She made a vegetable lasagna with layers of spinach and ricotta.”
What part of speech is “lasagna”?
“Lasagna” is a noun.
Where does the word “lasagna” come from?
The word “lasagna” comes from Ancient Greek. From Italian lasagna, possibly tracing back to a Latin word for a cooking pot, via Ancient Greek.
