lasagna

n. a meal made by baking layers of flat pasta with meat, vegetables, and cheese sauce.

n. a baked Italian dish composed of multiple layers of wide pasta sheets interspersed with fillings such as ragù, béchamel, and cheese.

“We are having homemade lasagna for dinner with a side of garlic bread.”

“The chef's signature lasagna features a slow-cooked Bolognese sauce and a delicate nutmeg-infused béchamel, layered between fresh egg pasta sheets.”

n. the wide, flat sheets of pasta used to make the dish.

n. the specific variety of pasta that is formed into wide, flat, rectangular sheets.

“You need to boil the lasagna for a few minutes before you start layering the dish.”

“The recipe specifies using dried lasagna with ruffled edges to help the sauce adhere better to the pasta layers.”

n. a way of describing something that has many different layers, like the food.

n. a metaphorical reference to a structure or system composed of multiple distinct, overlapping layers.

“The city's history is a lasagna of different cultures and traditions.”

“The geologist described the rock formation as a lasagna of sedimentary deposits, each representing a different era of the planet's history.”

Informal · Humorous