couscous
couscous · couscouses
кускус
Couscous, Kuskus, Kuskusu
A pasta of North African origin made of crushed and steamed semolinaA pasta of North African origin made of crushed and steamed semolina.
UK/ˈkʊs.kʊs/US/ˈkus.kus/
» Tom doesn't like couscous.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A pasta of North African origin made of crushed and steamed semolina.
Couscous, Kuskus, Kuskusu
куску́сkuskús
a pasta made in northern Africa of crushed and steamed semolina
Examples
386 sentencesTom doesn't like couscous.
Algeria is known for its couscous.
Алжир відомий своїм кускусом. — Ahha
Your couscous is delicious.
Твій кус-кус дуже смачний. — oromashka
He had three helpings of couscous.
We are going to eat couscous.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French couscous, from Arabic كُسْكُس (kuskus), from a Berber language. FirstBorrowed from French couscous, from Arabic كُسْكُس (kuskus), from a Berber language. First use appears c. 1593.
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Forms
plural: couscousesWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable