Re: CHAT: Tacos et al.
From: | jogloran <exponent@...> |
Date: | Saturday, December 15, 2001, 5:48 |
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In Italian, 'lasagne' is the plural of 'lasagna', used because
normally there's
more than one slice of pasta in 'lasagne' :)) . Indeed the French word
('lasagnes') is plural too.
Christophe.
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True. Etymological information coming through!
Lat. volg. *lasania(m), deriv. del class. lasanum 'pentola', che è
dal gr. lásana, pl., 'tripode da cucina'
Vulgar latin *lasania(m), from the classical lasanum "pot", from
Greek lásana, "tripod for cooking"
Imperative