moussaka
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English
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Etymology
Borrowed from Greek μουσακάς (mousakás), from Turkish 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”. [1]
Pronunciation
Noun
moussaka (countable and uncountable, plural moussakas)
- A dish consisting of layers of minced lamb or beef, sliced aubergine (eggplant) or potatoes, tomatoes and béchamel sauce, baked in the oven.
Translations
baked dish
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References
- ^ "moussaka." Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 2008.
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Pronunciation
Noun
moussaka
Declension
| Inflection of moussaka (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | moussaka | moussakat | |
| genitive | moussakan | moussakojen | |
| partitive | moussakaa | moussakoja | |
| illative | moussakaan | moussakoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | moussaka | moussakat | |
| accusative | nom. | moussaka | moussakat |
| gen. | moussakan | ||
| genitive | moussakan | moussakojen moussakain rare | |
| partitive | moussakaa | moussakoja | |
| inessive | moussakassa | moussakoissa | |
| elative | moussakasta | moussakoista | |
| illative | moussakaan | moussakoihin | |
| adessive | moussakalla | moussakoilla | |
| ablative | moussakalta | moussakoilta | |
| allative | moussakalle | moussakoille | |
| essive | moussakana | moussakoina | |
| translative | moussakaksi | moussakoiksi | |
| abessive | moussakatta | moussakoitta | |
| instructive | — | moussakoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Portuguese
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Noun
moussaka f (plural moussakas)
- moussaka (baked dish of the Balkans and Turkey)