Pasta vs. Lasagna — What's the Difference?

Pasta (US: , UK: ; Italian pronunciation: [ˈpasta]) is a type of food typically made from an unleavened dough of wheat flour mixed with water or eggs, and formed into sheets or other shapes, then cooked by boiling or baking. Rice flour, or legumes such as beans or lentils, are sometimes used in place of wheat flour to yield a different taste and texture, or as a gluten-free alternative.

Also la·sa·gne (lə-zänyə) Pasta in flat, very wide strips.

A dish originally from Italy consisting of dough made from durum wheat and water, extruded or stamped into various shapes and typically cooked in boiling water.

A dish made by baking such pasta with layers of sauce and fillings such as cheese or meat.

Unleavened dough, made with wheat or other flour, water, and sometimes eggs, that is molded into any of a variety of shapes and boiled.

A flat sheet of pasta.

A prepared dish containing pasta as its main ingredient.

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)

(uncountable) Dough made from wheat and water and sometimes mixed with egg and formed into various shapes; often sold in dried form and typically boiled for eating.

(by extension) A combination or layering of things.

(uncountable) A dish or serving of pasta.

A baked dish of layers of lasagna{2} pasta with sauce and cheese and meat or vegetables; - a popular dish of Italian cuisine.

(countable) A type of pasta.

Large flat rectangular strips of pasta.

Any of a variety of edible unleavened doughey preparations made from flour, eggs and water, originating in Italy, and shaped into various forms, such as solid strings (as spaghetti), hollow tubes, or layered squares (ravioli). They may be mixed with various sauces, often having a tomato base, or filled with meat or cheese fillings.

Baked dish of layers of lasagna pasta with sauce and cheese and meat or vegetables

Shaped and dried dough made from flour and water and sometimes egg

Very wide flat strips of pasta