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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

COUSCOUS

COUSCOUS Cous "cous ` (ks "ks `), n.

 

Defn: A kind of food used by the natives of Western Africa, made of millet flour with flesh, and leaves of the baobab; -- called also lalo.

 

COUSCOUSOU

COUSCOUSOU Cous `cou *sou " (ks `k-s "), n.

 

Defn: A favorite dish in Barbary. See Couscous.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

couscous

cous cous |ˈko͞oˌsko͞os ˈkusˌkus | noun a type of North African semolina in granules made from crushed durum wheat. a spicy dish made by steaming or soaking such granules and adding meat, vegetables, or fruit. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from French, from Arabic kuskus, from kaskasa to pound, probably of Berber origin.

 

Oxford Dictionary

couscous

couscous |ˈkʊskʊs, ˈkuːskuːs | noun [ mass noun ] a type of North African semolina in granules made from crushed durum wheat. a spicy dish made by steaming or soaking couscous and adding meat, vegetables, or fruit. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from French, from Arabic kuskus, from kaskasa to pound , probably of Berber origin.

 

Duden Dictionary

Couscous

Cous cous, Kus kus Substantiv, maskulin oder Substantiv, Neutrum , der oder das Kuskus |ˈkʊskʊs ˈkʊskʊs |der und das Couscous; Genitiv: des Couscous, Plural: die Couscous der und das Kuskus; Genitiv: des Kuskus, Plural: die Kuskus berberisch kuskus, arabisch kuskusū nordafrikanisches Gericht aus Weizen-, Hirse- oder Gerstenmehl, Hammelfleisch, verschiedenen Gemüsen und Kichererbsen

 

French Dictionary

couscous

couscous n. m. nom masculin Mets arabe composé de semoule de blé accompagnée de viande de mouton, de poulet, etc. Prononciation Les deux s se prononcent, [kuskus ]; le nom rime avec gousse

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

couscous

cous cous /kúːskuːs /名詞 U クスクス 〘蒸したひき割りの小麦に肉と野菜を添えた北アフリカの料理 〙.