couscous
nounUK /ˈkʊs.kʊs/ · US /ˈkus.kus/
Etymology Borrowed from French couscous, from Arabic كُسْكُس (kuskus), from a Berber language. First use appears c. 1593.
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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:
- Derived terms
- couscoussier, Israeli couscous, pearl couscous, pearled couscous