couscous en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Borrowed from French couscous, from Arabic كُسْكُس (kuskus), from a Berber language. First use appears c. 1593.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A pasta of North African origin made of crushed and steamed semolina.
Karou took the plate of couscous and vegetables.
2012, Laini Taylor, Days of Blood & Starlight, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| couscouses | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| cuscousou | alternative, dated | lexicographic | |
| cuscusu | alternative, dated | lexicographic |
Deriveds
pearl couscous · Israeli couscous · pearled couscous · couscoussier
Translations (50)
acw كُسكُس (pasta of North African origin) · es cuzcuz (pasta of North African origin) · shy aberbuc (pasta of North African origin) · ru куску́с (pasta of North African origin) · bn কুসকুস (pasta of North African origin) · is kúskús (pasta of North African origin) · pl kuskus (pasta of North African origin) · de Kuskusu (pasta of North African origin) · ary كسكسو (pasta of North African origin) · wo cere (pasta of North African origin) · es alcuzcuz (pasta of North African origin) · ca cuscús (pasta of North African origin) · es couscous (pasta of North African origin) · de Kuskus (pasta of North African origin) · ary سكسو (pasta of North African origin) · sv couscous (pasta of North African origin) · wa couscousse (pasta of North African origin) · oc coscós (pasta of North African origin) · hu kuszkusz (pasta of North African origin) · gl cuscús (pasta of North African origin) · hi कुसकुस (pasta of North African origin) · he כּוּסְכּוּס (pasta of North African origin) · mt kuskus (pasta of North African origin) · ro cușcuș (pasta of North African origin) · fr couscous (pasta of North African origin) · ko 쿠스쿠스 (pasta of North African origin) · fa کوسکوس (pasta of North African origin) · ja クスクス (pasta of North African origin) · ha kuskùs (pasta of North African origin) · as কুচকুচ (pasta of North African origin) · es cuscús (pasta of North African origin) · cy cwscws (pasta of North African origin) · ary طعام (pasta of North African origin) · tr kuskus (pasta of North African origin) · es kuskús (pasta of North African origin) · cmn 中東米 /中东米 (pasta of North African origin) · cs kuskus (pasta of North African origin) · fi kuskus (pasta of North African origin) · arq طعام (pasta of North African origin) · it cuscus (pasta of North African origin) · de Couscous (pasta of North African origin) · ar كُسْكُس (pasta of North African origin) · cmn 古斯米 (pasta of North African origin) · scn cùscusu (pasta of North African origin) · cmn 蒸粗麥粉 /蒸粗麦粉 (pasta of North African origin) · nl couscous (pasta of North African origin) · ga cúscús (pasta of North African origin) · es cus-cus (pasta of North African origin) · pt cuscuz (pasta of North African origin) · eo kuskuso (pasta of North African origin)