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From Arabicكُسْكُس(kuskus), first attested in the 15th century.[1] The lack of the ال(al-) article shows its later adoption in the language. Compare Spanishcuscús and Frenchcouscous.
^ José Pedro Machado (1995) “Cuscuz”, in Dicionário etimológico da língua portuguesa: com a mais antiga documentação escrita e conhecida de muitos dos vocábulos estudados (in Portuguese), 7 edition, volume II, Lisboa: Livros Horizonte, →ISBN, page 269
