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Israeli couscous

Israeli couscous noun: a kind of toasted pasta from Israel, shaped like little balls; an Israeli national food.

Noun

Israeli couscous (uncountable)

  1. (US) A kind of toasted pasta from Israel, shaped like little balls; an Israeli national food.

Synonyms of Israeli couscous

Origin of Israeli couscous

From Israeli + couscous. Invented by Osem in 1953 during austerity in Israel to resemble couscous or rice upon request of the first prime minister David Ben Gurion to search for a substitute.

Questions about Israeli couscous

What does Israeli couscous mean?
Israeli couscous means a kind of toasted pasta from Israel, shaped like little balls; an Israeli national food.
What part of speech is Israeli couscous?
Israeli couscous is a noun.

Words near Israeli couscous in the dictionary

  1. Israel-firsters
  2. israelane
  3. israelanes
  4. Israelestine
  5. Israeli
  6. Israeli couscous
  7. Israeli Destruction Force
  8. Israeli Destruction Forces
  9. Israeli Diaper Force
  10. Israeli Diaper Forces
  11. Israeli Occupation Forces

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