Ke wehewehe:
ʻO Moussaka kahi ipuʻai momona i hanaʻia me nā mea kanu a me nā meaʻai. ʻO ka moussaka i kaulana loaʻia me nā papa o ka eggplant liʻiliʻi , ka lihi, a me ka meaʻai meaʻai, i hoʻopaʻaʻia me kahi meaʻono béchamel maʻemaʻe; akā, nā inoa punahele'ē aʻe no ka'ola, zucchini, aʻo ka hui pūʻana o nā lau. Ma hope koke nei, ua hoʻolaha nuiʻia kekahiʻano meaʻaiʻole (vegetarian).
A hiki i ka makahiki 1900, he wahi maʻalahi ka mousaka, e hoʻohana pono ana i nā mea kanu a me nā meaʻai.
ʻO ka hoʻohuiʻana o ka béchamel kaomi i Nikos Tselementes , he kanaka Helene i aʻoʻia i Farani, a ua lilo koke kēiaʻano hou i mea punahele ma Helene.
' ōlelo hoʻopuka: moo-sah-kAH
NāʻUla'ē aʻe: musaka, mousaka, moussakas (ma ka Helene: μουσακάς)
Examples:ʻO Moussaka kekahi o nā mea Helene kaulana loa.