couscous
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
couscous /ˈkʊskʊs, ˈkuːskuːs/
▶noun a North African dish of steamed or soaked semolina, usually served with spicy meat or vegetables.
– origin C17: from Fr., from Arab. kuskus, from kaskasa ‘to pound’, prob. of Berber origin.
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