cuscus

See also: cuscús

English

Etymology 1

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Spilocuscus maculatus, the common spotted cuscus

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʌs.kəs/, /ˈkuːs.kuːs/

Noun

cuscus (plural cuscuses)

1. A type of marsupial from New Guinea.

Translations

marsupial

• Finnish: kuskus (fi)
• German: Kuskus (de) m, (dated) Cuscus (de) m
• Italian: cusco m

• Navajo: tseelkǫǫhí
• Portuguese: cusco (pt)
• Russian: куску́с (ru) m (kuskús)

Etymology 2

Noun

cuscus (uncountable)

1. Dated spelling of couscous.

Anagrams

• succus