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moussaka

mous·saka

UK/muːˈsɑːkə/ US/muˈsɑkʌ/ uncommon

noun

1.

casserole of eggplant and ground lamb with onion and tomatoes bound with white sauce and beaten eggs

Origin

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”.

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