Definitions for Couscous
ˈkus kuscous·cous

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. couscousnoun

   a spicy dish that originated in northern Africa; consists of pasta steamed with a meat and vegetable stew

2. couscousnoun

   a pasta made in northern Africa of crushed and steamed semolina

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. couscousnoun

   A pasta of North African origin made of crushed and steamed semolina.

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1. Couscous

   Couscous (Arabic: كُسْكُس kuskus; Berber languages: ⵙⴽⵙⵓ, romanized: Seksu) – sometimes called kusksi or kseksu – is a traditional North African dish of small steamed granules of rolled durum wheat semolina that is often served with a stew spooned on top. Pearl millet, sorghum, bulgur, and other cereals are sometimes cooked in a similar way in other regions, and the resulting dishes are also sometimes called couscous.: 18 Couscous is a staple food throughout the Maghrebi cuisines of Algeria, Tunisia, Mauritania, Morocco, and Libya.: 250  It was integrated into French and European cuisine at the beginning of the twentieth century, through the French colonial empire and the Pieds-Noirs of Algeria. In 2020, couscous was added to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

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1. couscous

   Couscous is a traditional North African dish made from tiny granules of durum wheat semolina that are steamed and typically served as a side dish or a base for stews. It can be flavored with spices, fruits, vegetables, and meats to create a variety of dishes.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Couscousnoun

   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

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1. Couscous

   Couscous is a traditional Berber dish of semolina which is cooked by steaming. It is traditionally served with a meat or vegetable stew spooned over it. Couscous is a staple food throughout the North African cuisines of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Mauritania and Libya. Couscous was voted as the third favourite dish of French people in 2011 in a study by TNS Sofres for magazine Vie Pratique Gourmand and the first in East of France.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Couscous

   kus′kus, n. an African dish of granulated flour steamed over broth. [Ar. kuskus.]

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1. couscous

   A type of food and food product made from a form of semolina, wheat flour or millet flour.

   Couscous is created in any forms around the world, some countries use semolina, some use a form of wheat flour and other countries use a form of millet flour to make the couscous.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 22, 2016  

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1. • Dish
   • Pasta

How to pronounce Couscous?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Couscous in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Couscous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Couscous in a Sentence

1. Amy Stephens:

   People get these mixed up because they look alike, but couscous is essentially pasta.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Couscous
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Couscous
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Couscous
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Couscous
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Couscous
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Couscous