n.
Variant: also mou · sa · ka
Pronunciation: mü- ' sä-k ə , ˌ mü-sä- ' kä
Function: noun
Etymology: Modern Greek mousakas, from Turkish musakka, from dialect Arabic (Egypt) musagga'a, literally, chilled
Date: 1862
: a Middle Eastern dish of ground meat (as lamb or beef) and sliced eggplant often topped with a seasoned sauce