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countable and uncountable, plural lasagnas or lasagne
A flat sheet of pasta. examples
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). quotations examples
I’m going to fix you a cup of coffee and a plate of lasagna.
2013, James Lee Burke, Light of the World, New York, N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, page 299
(by extension) A combination or layering of things. quotations examples
Kristofer'd gotten it through his head shortly after their arrival to swim naked in the lake, such as it was, and his skin blemished into a lasagna of red hives, white welts, and disarming yellowish spots.
1996, Lance Olsen, Time Famine: A Novel
Unfortunately, typical mattresses are often a lasagna of nonbiodegradable synthetics, pesticides, and potentially carcinogenic toxins.
2008, Body & Soul
It's sort of a lasagna of ideas about time and dreams.
2011, Thorsten Botz-Bornstein, Inception and Philosophy: Ideas to Die for, Open Court Publishing, page 280
“Everything about us is just one layer of lies after another. We're a lasagna of lies. This is a terrible basis for a relationship.”
2013, Molly Harper, How to Run with a Naked Werewolf, Simon and Schuster
CHOCOLATE LASAGNA / Who says lasagna is only a main dish? Serve this easy, no-bake lasagna for dessert. / Ingredients / 2 3.9-ounce packages (110 g) instant chocolate pudding mix / 2 cups (473 mL) milk / 8 ounces (227g) whipped topping / 16 graham crackers, chocolate or plan / 1 1/2 cups (75g) mini marshmallows / chocolate syrup
2020, Rebecca E. Hirsch, Garfield's Guide to Lasagna: Cooking Nature's Perfect Food, Lerner Publications, page 20