LASAGNA Definition & Meaning

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lasagna

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[ luh-zahn-yuh, lah- ]

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noun

large, flat, rectangular strips of pasta.
a baked dish consisting of layers of this pasta, cheese, tomato sauce, and usually meat.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of lasagna¹

1840–50; < Italian < Vulgar Latin *lasania cooking pot (hence, apparently, the contents of the pot), for Latin lasanum, lasanus chamber pot < Greek ��á��Բ� (plural), originally, trivet or stand for a pot

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I adore the crispy, cheesy frico-adjacent bits that emerge in the corners of baked pasta like lasagna or baked ziti.

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His wife, Megan, and their daughters — Georgia and Eve — were in the kitchen making salad and lasagna.

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The restoration, which ended up costing $150,000, included updating plumbing and electrical systems and replacing the roof, which was a lasagna of old roofs stacked on top of one another.

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I think Pete has older parents, and they sit in front of the TV and eat lasagna.

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Is this a reason why you decided to make lasagna the centerpiece of the organization?

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