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noun
A dish consisting of layers of minced lamb or beef, sliced aubergine (eggplant) or potatoes, tomatoes and béchamel sauce, baked in the oven.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
casserole of eggplant and ground lamb with onion and tomatoes bound with white sauce and beaten eggs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: dish
History
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”.
Across languages
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