Etymology

moussaka

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Today it means: A dish consisting of layers of minced lamb or beef, sliced aubergine (eggplant) or potatoes, tomatoes and béchamel sauce, baked in the oven. Full definition →

Greek μουσακάς ← Ottoman Turkish موصاقه ← Arabic مُسَقَّعَة
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  1. Arabic · derived fromمُصَقَّعَة
  2. Arabic · derived fromمُسَقَّعَة
  3. Ottoman Turkish · derived fromموصاقه
  4. Greek · borrowed fromμουσακάς
  5. English todaymoussaka

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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