couscous

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English

Couscous.

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Etymology

Borrowed from French couscous, from Arabic كُسْكُس (kuskus) from Northern Saharan Berber seksu or from Tuareg keskesu. First use appears c. 1593.

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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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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French couscous, from Arabic كُسْكُس (kuskus), from Northern Saharan Berber seksu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kusˈkus/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: cous‧cous
  • Rhymes: -us

Noun

couscous m (uncountable)

  1. couscous

Finnish

Pronunciation

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
abessive couscousitta couscouseitta
instructive couscousein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of couscous (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

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French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic كُسْكُس (kuskus), from Northern Saharan Berber seksu.

Pronunciation

Noun

couscous m (plural couscous)

  1. couscous

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Descendants

  • Dutch: couscous
  • English: couscous

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