As nouns the difference between lasagna and spaghetti
is that lasagna is a flat sheet of pasta while spaghetti is a type of pasta made in the shape of long thin strings.
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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spaghetti
Noun
(-)
A type of pasta made in the shape of long thin strings.
A dish that has spaghetti as a main part of it, such as spaghetti bolognese.
Informally, any type of pasta.
Electrical insulating tubing.
Anything tangled or confusing.
A short form of spaghetti code .
Usage notes
* An individual strand is called a piece of spaghetti'' or a ''strand of spaghetti'', or rarely ''spaghetto , derived from the Italian form.
* Often used with another noun to convey a spaghetti-like attribute, such as thinness (spaghetti strap'', ''spaghetti stripes''), Italian (''spaghetti western''), flexibility (''spaghetti limbs''), or intertwining strands (''spaghetti code'', ''spaghetti junction'', ''spaghetti grid )
Derived terms
* Flying Spaghetti Monster
* spaghetti bolognese
* spaghetti code
* spaghettification
* spaghetti junction
* spaghetti strap
* spaghetti western
* sketti, pasghetti
Related terms
* spaghettini
* spaghettoni
See also
* noodle
* pasta
* spag
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