cuscuz

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cuscuz

Cuscuz

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic كُسْكُس (kuskus), first attested in the 15th century.^[1]. The lack of the ال (al-) article shows its later adoption in the language. Compare Spanish cuscús and French couscous.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kusˈku(j)s/ [kusˈku(ɪ̯)s]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kuʃˈku(j)ʃ/ [kuʃˈku(ɪ̯)ʃ]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuʃˈkuʃ/

Rhymes: (Brazil) -us, (Portugal) -uʃ
Hyphenation: cus‧cuz

Noun[edit]

cuscuz m (plural cuscuz or cuscuzes)

couscous (a pasta of North African origin)

Derived terms[edit]

cuscuz-paulista

References[edit]

^ José Pedro Machado (1995) “Cuscuz”, in Dicionário etimológico da língua portuguesa: com a mais antiga documentação escrita e conhecida de muitos dos vocábulos estudados (in Portuguese), 7 edition, volume II, Lisboa: Livros Horizonte, →ISBN, page 269

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