# moussaka
## English
### Alternative forms

* mousaka

### 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”.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /muːˈsɑːkə/
* Rhymes: -ɑːkə

### 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
### References

* ↑ "moussaka." Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 2008.

### Further reading

* moussaka on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* mousakas

## Finnish
### Alternative forms

* musaka

### Etymology

Greek μουσακάς (mousakás)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmusɑkɑ/, [ˈmus̠ɑ̝kɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -usɑkɑ

### Noun

moussaka
* moussaka

#### Declension

Possessive forms of moussaka (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
moussakani
moussakani
accusative
nom.
moussakani
moussakani
gen.
moussakani
genitive
moussakani
moussakojeni moussakaini $^{rare}$
partitive
moussakaani
moussakojani
inessive
moussakassani
moussakoissani
elative
moussakastani
moussakoistani
illative
moussakaani
moussakoihini
adessive
moussakallani
moussakoillani
ablative
moussakaltani
moussakoiltani
allative
moussakalleni
moussakoilleni
essive
moussakanani
moussakoinani
translative
moussakakseni
moussakoikseni
abessive
moussakattani
moussakoittani
instructive
comitative
—moussakoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
moussakasi
moussakasi
accusative
nom.
moussakasi
moussakasi
gen.
moussakasi
genitive
moussakasi
moussakojesi moussakaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
moussakaasi
moussakojasi
inessive
moussakassasi
moussakoissasi
elative
moussakastasi
moussakoistasi
illative
moussakaasi
moussakoihisi
adessive
moussakallasi
moussakoillasi
ablative
moussakaltasi
moussakoiltasi
allative
moussakallesi
moussakoillesi
essive
moussakanasi
moussakoinasi
translative
moussakaksesi
moussakoiksesi
abessive
moussakattasi
moussakoittasi
instructive
comitative
—moussakoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
moussakamme
moussakamme
accusative
nom.
moussakamme
moussakamme
gen.
moussakamme
genitive
moussakamme
moussakojemme moussakaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
moussakaamme
moussakojamme
inessive
moussakassamme
moussakoissamme
elative
moussakastamme
moussakoistamme
illative
moussakaamme
moussakoihimme
adessive
moussakallamme
moussakoillamme
ablative
moussakaltamme
moussakoiltamme
allative
moussakallemme
moussakoillemme
essive
moussakanamme
moussakoinamme
translative
moussakaksemme
moussakoiksemme
abessive
moussakattamme
moussakoittamme
instructive
comitative
—moussakoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
moussakanne
moussakanne
accusative
nom.
moussakanne
moussakanne
gen.
moussakanne
genitive
moussakanne
moussakojenne moussakainne $^{rare}$
partitive
moussakaanne
moussakojanne
inessive
moussakassanne
moussakoissanne
elative
moussakastanne
moussakoistanne
illative
moussakaanne
moussakoihinne
adessive
moussakallanne
moussakoillanne
ablative
moussakaltanne
moussakoiltanne
allative
moussakallenne
moussakoillenne
essive
moussakananne
moussakoinanne
translative
moussakaksenne
moussakoiksenne
abessive
moussakattanne
moussakoittanne
instructive
comitative
—moussakoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
moussakansa
moussakansa
accusative
nom.
moussakansa
moussakansa
gen.
moussakansa
genitive
moussakansa
moussakojensa moussakainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
moussakaansa
moussakojaan moussakojansa
inessive
moussakassaan moussakassansa
moussakoissaan moussakoissansa
elative
moussakastaan moussakastansa
moussakoistaan moussakoistansa
illative
moussakaansa
moussakoihinsa
adessive
moussakallaan moussakallansa
moussakoillaan moussakoillansa
ablative
moussakaltaan moussakaltansa
moussakoiltaan moussakoiltansa
allative
moussakalleen moussakallensa
moussakoilleen moussakoillensa
essive
moussakanaan moussakanansa
moussakoinaan moussakoinansa
translative
moussakakseen moussakaksensa
moussakoikseen moussakoiksensa
abessive
moussakattaan moussakattansa
moussakoittaan moussakoittansa
instructive
comitative
—moussakoineen moussakoinensa :

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* mussaca

### Noun

moussaka f (plural moussakas)
* moussaka (baked dish of the Balkans and Turkey)