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cous

/ˈkʌz/

cous noun: cousin (usually as a term of address, but not necessarily towards one's cousin). Also the alternative form of kouse.

Noun

cous (plural couses)

  1. (UK, US, informal) cousin (usually as a term of address, but not necessarily towards one's cousin)

Also used as

cous is also the alternative form of kouse.

Forms of cous

pluralcouses
alternative formcuz

Origin of cous

Clipping of cousin.

Words that rhyme with cous

3 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about cous

What does cous mean?
Cous means cousin (usually as a term of address, but not necessarily towards one's cousin).
What part of speech is cous?
Cous is a noun.
How do you pronounce cous?
Cous is pronounced /ˈkʌz/.
What is the plural of cous?
The plural of cous is couses.

Words near cous in the dictionary

  1. Courville
  2. Courvilles
  3. Courvoisier's law
  4. Coury
  5. Courys
  6. cous
  7. Cousar
  8. Cousars
  9. couscous
  10. couscouses
  11. couscousou

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