couscous

[ koos-koos ]

/ ˈkus kus /

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noun

a North African dish consisting of steamed semolina, served with vegetables and meat.

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Origin of couscous

1590–1600; <French <Arabic kuskus,kuskusū < Berber seksu

Words nearby couscous

court tennis, court tomb, Court TV, courtyard, couru, couscous, cousin, cousin-german, Cousin Jack, cousinly, cousinry

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How to use couscous in a sentence

Instead, pack ready-to-eat meals like tortillas or tuna, and foods you can cold-soak, like noodles or couscous.
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Roughly the size of a pea, pearl couscous is even larger than Israeli couscous.
A guide to couscous: The history, different types and how to cook with it|Aaron Hutcherson|May 14, 2021|Washington Post
To answer this question fully, we need to start with how couscous is made.
A guide to couscous: The history, different types and how to cook with it|Aaron Hutcherson|May 14, 2021|Washington Post
Just as some cultures serve rice at nearly every meal, others do the same with couscous.
A guide to couscous: The history, different types and how to cook with it|Aaron Hutcherson|May 14, 2021|Washington Post

If it’s not already a part of your regular diet, couscous is a great alternative to the typical starch rotation and deserves a place in your pantry for quick, filling dishes.
A guide to couscous: The history, different types and how to cook with it|Aaron Hutcherson|May 14, 2021|Washington Post
A dinner of fluffy couscous and slow-cooked lamb at La Femina, a family-run Algerian restaurant popular with locals.
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One needs to see the master in action in order to understand the proper couscous technique.
QOOQ: A Tablet for the Messy Cook|Katie Baker|December 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
A couple of years back, Jean-Yves Hepp was driving down the Champs-Élysées and dreaming of couscous.
QOOQ: A Tablet for the Messy Cook|Katie Baker|December 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The Kabyles live well at all events, and their couscous is renowned throughout all Algeria.
In the Land of Mosques & Minarets|Francis Miltoun
The Arab eats his couscous out of a great wooden platter, and disdains knife or fork or spoon.
In the Land of Mosques & Minarets|Francis Miltoun
Here were great copper cauldrons where the couscous was being prepared.
In the Land of Mosques & Minarets|Francis Miltoun
Couscous, kus′kus, n. an African dish of granulated flour steamed over broth.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
When he had placed it on the ground, they served a couscous with this ox.
Moorish Literature|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for couscous

couscous

/ (ˈkuːskuːs) /

noun

a type of semolina originating from North Africa, consisting of granules of crushed durum wheat

a spicy North African dish consisting of steamed semolina with meat, vegetables, or fruit C17: via French from Arabic kouskous, from kaskasa to pound until fine

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