Couscous

Noun CEFR B2

ˈkʊs.kʊs

Definitions

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

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolcuscús

Françaiscouscous

DeutschCouscous Kuskus Kuskusu

21 more languages

العربيةالكوسكوس (أكلة شمال أفريقية)كسكس

বাংলাকুসকুস

Češtinakuskus

Esperantokuskuso

עבריתכוסכוס קוסקוס

हिन्दीकुसकुस

Íslenskakúskús

Italianocuscus

日本語ぐずぐず

한국어쿠스쿠스

Kurdîçere

Nederlandscouscous

Polskikuskus

Portuguêscuscuz

Românăcușcuș

Русскийкускус

Türkçekuskus

Wolofcere

Examples

“Karou took the plate of couscous and vegetables.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

couscousou couscoussier Couse cousenage Couser Couserans

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