cuscuz

Portuguese

Cuscuz

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kusˈku(j)s/ [kusˈku(ɪ̯)s]

• (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

cuscuz m (plural cuscuz or cuscuzes)

1. couscous (semolina-based pasta of North African origin)
2. (Brazil) cornmeal; ricemeal (a similar pasta based on corn or rice)

Derived terms

• cuscuz-paulista
• cuscuzeira
• cuscuzeiro

Further reading

• “cuscuz”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “cuscuz”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024