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Lasagna vs Ravioli - What's the difference?

lasagna | ravioli |

As nouns the difference between lasagna and ravioli

is that lasagna is a flat sheet of pasta while ravioli is small square parcels of pasta filled with meat, cheese, spinach etc.

lasagna

English

(wikipedia lasagna)

Alternative forms

* lasagne

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A flat sheet of pasta.
  • An Italian baked dish comprising layers of such pasta with (usually) bolognese and bechamel sauce.

    • Usage notes

    * In Italian, lasagna'' refers to one sheet of pasta and its plural form, ''lasagne , refers to the dish with several layers. This distinction is rarely observed in English. * When the dish is referred to as lasagne'' (rather than ''lasagna''), ''lasagnes is sometimes found as the plural form, referring to multiple dishes or varieties.

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    ravioli

    English

    (wikipedia ravioli)

    Noun

  • Small square parcels of pasta filled with meat, cheese, spinach etc.
  • A dish made with ravioli.

    • Usage notes

    * The individual parcels are called "pieces of ravioli" or suchlike. The singular raviolo is reserved for a single, large parcel of the same design, but is rare. ----