couscous

English
Couscous.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkʊs.kʊs/, /ˈkuːs.kuːs/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkus.kus/

Etymology

First attested circa 16th century, borrowed from French couscous, from Arabic كُسْكُس‎ (kuskus) from Tagargrent ⵙⴽⵙⵓ (seksu).

Noun

couscous (countable and uncountable, plural couscouses)

  1. A pasta of North African origin made of crushed and steamed semolina.
    • 2012, Laini Taylor, Days of Blood & Starlight, →ISBN:
      Karou took the plate of couscous and vegetables.

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Noun

couscous f or m (uncountable)

  1. couscous

Finnish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkuskus/

Noun

couscous

  1. Alternative form of kuskus

Declension
Inflection of couscous (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative couscous couscousit
genitive couscousin couscousien
partitive couscousia couscouseja
illative couscousiin couscouseihin
singular plural
nominative couscous couscousit
accusative nom. couscous couscousit
gen. couscousin
genitive couscousin couscousien
partitive couscousia couscouseja
inessive couscousissa couscouseissa
elative couscousista couscouseista
illative couscousiin couscouseihin
adessive couscousilla couscouseilla
ablative couscousilta couscouseilta
allative couscousille couscouseille
essive couscousina couscouseina
translative couscousiksi couscouseiksi
instructive — couscousein
abessive couscousitta couscouseitta
comitative — couscouseineen

French

Alternative forms
  • cous-cous (superseded spelling)
  • couscoussou
  • kesksou

Etymology

From Arabic كُسْكُس‎ (kuskus), from Tagargrent ⵙⴽⵙⵓ (seksu).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kus.kus/
  • Rhymes: -us

Noun

couscous m (plural couscous)

  1. couscous

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