[la.sa.gna] n [It lasagna, fr. (assumed) VL lasania cooking pot, its contents, fr. L lasanum chamber pot, fr. Gk lasanon] (1846) 1 also la.sa.gne : pasta in the form of broad often ruffled ribbons
2: a baked dish consisting chiefly of layers of boiled lasagna, cheese, and a seasoned sauce of tomatoes and usu. meat