Moussaka
/muːˈsɑːkə/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A dish consisting of layers of minced lamb or beef, sliced aubergine (eggplant) or potatoes, tomatoes and béchamel sauce, baked in the oven. countable, uncountable
- 2 casserole of eggplant and ground lamb with onion and tomatoes bound with white sauce and beaten eggs wordnet
Example
More examples"Melissa gleefully prepared moussaka and spanakopita for her family."
Etymology
Borrowed from Greek μουσακάς (mousakás), from Ottoman Turkish موصاقه (musakka), from Arabic مُسَقَّعَة (musaqqaʕa) or originally from Arabic مُصَقَّعَة (muṣaqqaʕa), from the trilateral root ص ق ع (ṣ q ʕ): “to hit, to pound, to smash”.