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Where does “couscous” come from?

couscous (French) comes from Arabic كُسْكُس, from Berber Berber.

couscous (French): couscous

Definitions

  1. couscous

Ancestry of “couscous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكُسْكُس—
2BerberBerber—

Words derived from “couscous”

  • couscous
  • cuscús
  • kuskus
  • harmaakuskus
  • couscous
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