couscous
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- cuscus (dated)
PronunciationEdit
EtymologyEdit
First attested circa 16th century, borrowed from French couscous, from Arabic كُسْكُس (kuskus) from Tagargrent ⵙⴽⵙⵓ (seksu).
NounEdit
couscous (countable and uncountable, plural couscouses)
- A pasta of North African origin made of crushed and steamed semolina.
- 2012, Laini Taylor, Days of Blood & Starlight, →ISBN:
- Karou took the plate of couscous and vegetables.
QuotationsEdit
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Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
pasta of North African origin
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Further readingEdit
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French couscous, from Arabic كُسْكُس (kuskus), from Tagargrent ⵙⴽⵙⵓ (seksu).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
couscous m (uncountable)
FinnishEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
couscous
- Alternative form of kuskus
DeclensionEdit
Inflection of couscous (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | couscous | couscousit | |
genitive | couscousin | couscousien | |
partitive | couscousia | couscouseja | |
illative | couscousiin | couscouseihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | couscous | couscousit | |
accusative | nom. | couscous | couscousit |
gen. | couscousin | ||
genitive | couscousin | couscousien | |
partitive | couscousia | couscouseja | |
inessive | couscousissa | couscouseissa | |
elative | couscousista | couscouseista | |
illative | couscousiin | couscouseihin | |
adessive | couscousilla | couscouseilla | |
ablative | couscousilta | couscouseilta | |
allative | couscousille | couscouseille | |
essive | couscousina | couscouseina | |
translative | couscousiksi | couscouseiksi | |
instructive | — | couscousein | |
abessive | couscousitta | couscouseitta | |
comitative | — | couscouseineen |
Possessive forms of couscous (type risti) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | couscousini | couscousimme |
2nd person | couscousisi | couscousinne |
3rd person | couscousinsa |
FrenchEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- cous-cous (superseded spelling)
- couscoussou
- kesksou
EtymologyEdit
From Arabic كُسْكُس (kuskus), from Tagargrent ⵙⴽⵙⵓ (seksu).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
couscous m (plural couscous)
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “couscous” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).