couscous
/ˈkʊs.kʊs/US/ˈkus.kus/
couscous noun: a pasta of North African origin made of crushed and steamed semolina.
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Noun
couscous (countable and uncountable, plural couscouses)
couscous meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Assamese
couscous in Hindi
- pasta of North African origin
- कुसकुस kuskus
couscous in Tamil
- வட ஆப்பிரிக்க ரவை மாச்சேவை
couscous in Bengali
- pasta of North African origin
- কুসকুস kuśokus
couscous in Assamese
- pasta of North African origin
- কুচকুচ kusokus
More languagesFewer languages
- couscous in Arabic
- كُسْكُس kuskus
- couscous in Persian
- کوسکوس kuskus
Forms of couscous
| plural | couscouses |
|---|---|
| alternative form (dated) | cuscousou |
| alternative form (dated) | cuscusu |
Origin of couscous
Borrowed from French couscous, from Arabic كُسْكُس (kuskus), from a Berber language. First use appears c. 1593.
Words formed from couscous
Questions about couscous
- What does couscous mean?
- Couscous means a pasta of North African origin made of crushed and steamed semolina.
- What is couscous in Hindi?
- Couscous in Hindi is कुसकुस (kuskus). See Couscous meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is couscous?
- Couscous is a noun.
- How do you pronounce couscous?
- Couscous is pronounced /ˈkʊs.kʊs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of couscous?
- The plural of couscous is couscouses.
Words near couscous in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: couscous (page history and authors); couscous (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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