moussaka

(mo̵̅o̅ sä′kə, mo̵̅o̅′sä kä′)

noun

a Greek dish consisting typically of sliced eggplant and ground meat arranged in layers, covered with a white sauce and cheese and baked

Origin: ModGr

See moussaka in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

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

Origin:

Origin: Serbo-Croatian

Origin: , from Turkish mussakka

Origin: , from colloquial Egyptian Arabic musaqqa‘a, chilled, moussaka

Origin: , feminine passive participle of saqqa‘a, to chill

Origin: , variant of ṣaqqa‘a

Origin: , from ṣaq‘a, cold, frost

Origin: , from ṣaqi‘a, to be white; see ṣqע in Semitic roots

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