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cous·cous 
[koos-koos] Pronunciation Key
[koos-koos] Pronunciation Key –noun
| a North African dish consisting of steamed semolina, served with vegetables and meat. |
[Origin: 1590–1600; < F < Ar kuskus, kuskusū < Berber seksu]
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| cous·cous
(kōōs'kōōs') Pronunciation Key
n.
[French, from Arabic kuskus, from kaskasa, to pulverize; see kšš in Semitic roots.] |
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couscous
couscous
1600, from Fr., ult. from Ar. kuskus, from kaskasa "to pound, he pounded."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| couscous | |
noun | |
| 1. | a spicy dish that originated in northern Africa; consists of pasta steamed with a meat and vegetable stew |
| 2. | a pasta made in northern Africa of crushed and steamed semolina |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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Couscous
Cous"cous`\ (k??s"k??s`), n. A kind of food used by the natives of Western Africa, made of millet flour with flesh, and leaves of the baobab; -- called also lalo.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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