mous·sa·ka (m -sä k , m sä-kä)n. A Greek dish consisting of layers of ground lamb or beef and sliced eggplant topped with a cheese sauce and baked. [Serbo-Croatian, from Turkish mussakka, from colloquial Egyptian Arabic musaqqa'a, chilled, moussaka, feminine passive participle of saqqa'a, to chill, variant of  aqqa'a, from aq'a, cold, frost, from aqi'a, to be white; see q in Semitic roots.] |
moussaka, mousaka [mʊˈsɑːkə]
n
(Cookery) a dish originating in the Balkan States, consisting of meat, aubergines, and tomatoes, topped with cheese sauce
[from Modern Greek]
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| Noun | 1. | moussaka - casserole of eggplant and ground lamb with onion and tomatoes bound with white sauce and beaten eggs dish - a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner" |
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