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cous⋅cous

  [koos-koos]
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–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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couscous 
1600, from Fr., ult. from Ar. kuskus, from kaskasa "to pound, he pounded."
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