Etymology

couscous

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Today it means: A pasta of North African origin made of crushed and steamed semolina. Full definition →

French couscous ← Arabic كُسْكُس ← Berber
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  1. Berber · derived from
  2. Arabic · derived fromكُسْكُس
  3. French · borrowed fromcouscous
  4. English todaycouscous

Borrowed from French couscous, from Arabic كُسْكُس (kuskus), from a Berber language. First use appears c. 1593.

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