moussaka

mous·sa·ka  (m-säk, msä-kä)

n.

A Greek dish consisting of layers of ground lamb or beef and sliced eggplant topped with a cheese sauce and baked.

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[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.]

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moussaka

Noun

a dish originating in the Balkan States, consisting of meat, aubergines, and tomatoes, topped with cheese sauce [Modern Greek]

Thesaurus

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"

Translations

moussaka [muˈsɑːkə] n → moussaka f

moussaka [muˈsɑːkə] n → Moussaka f

moussaka [muˈsɑːkə] n → moussaka