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Couscous
Cous′cousˊ
(k??s′k??sˊ)
, Noun.
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
. Definition 2024
couscous
couscous
English
Noun
couscous (plural couscouses)
- A pasta of North African origin made of crushed and steamed semolina.
- 2012, Laini Taylor, Days of Blood & Starlight, ISBN 9780316133975:
- Karou took the plate of couscous and vegetables.
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Quotations
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Translations
pasta of North African origin
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Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkuskus/
Noun
couscous
- Alternative form of kuskus
Declension
| Inflection of couscous (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
French
Alternative forms
- cous-cous (superseded spelling)
- couscoussou
- kesksou
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kus.kus/
Noun
couscous m (plural couscous)
Derived terms
- couscousserie
- couscoussier
- couscoussière