couscous
Meaning
A pasta of North African origin made of crushed and steamed semolina.
Translations
couscous
cuscús
cuscus
cuscuz
cuscús
kuskus
couscous
Couscous
كسكس
kouskoúsFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkʊs.kʊs/
Etymology
Borrowed from French couscous, from Arabic كُسْكُس (kuskus) from Northern Saharan Berber seksu or from Tuareg keskesu. First use appears c. 1593.
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