a Japanese word used to describe a person obsessed with a certain thing. (usually used for manga or anime) She's a complete otaku; she's always reading manga! My dad is a sports otaku, he goes to every game. See more words with the same meaning: a nerd, geek, dork. Last edited on May 16 2011.
Contemporary Examples. 1  JOE, ONE OF YOUR RESTAURANTS, DEL POSTO, OFFERS A 100-LAYER lasagne, CARVED TABLESIDE. 2  Lasagna, which is also known as lasagne, is both the name of the dish and the name of the pasta. 5 Recipes for the Perfect Lasagna Cookstr.com February 24, 2010 Historical Examples
Then the first layer of noodles went down to cover the pan. On top of the first layer of lasagna noodles came a layer of ricotta covered with gravy. The layering continued in succession: ricotta, gravy and noodles were couched every so carefully in their bed. The top layer was covered in a thin layer of scamorza, (what we called skah-muhtz) a dense drier form of mozzarella. Cheese was the foundation. In our house lasagna did not have any layers of ground beef or ground pork as one might find as a recipe suggestion on a box of commercial lasagna noodles. Meatballs, sausages and veal bones were simmered in the gravy to create the gravy's sweetness. But the meats were not set into the casserole itself.