kuskus

kuskus (uncountable)

1. Dated spelling of couscous.

• sukuks

kuskus

1. nail

• IPA^(key): [ˈkuskus]

kuskus m inan

1. couscous

kuskus m anim

1. cuscus (marsupial native to New Guinea)

• “kuskus”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuskus/, [ˈkus̠kus̠]
• Rhymes: -uskus
• Hyphenation^(key): kus‧kus

From French couscous, from Arabic كُسْكُس (kuskus), from Northern Saharan Berber seksu.

• couscous

kuskus

1. couscous

• “kuskus”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

From English cuscus, ultimately from one of the languages spoken in New Guinea.

kuskus

1. phalanger, cuscus (marsupial of the family Phalangeridae)

   Synonym: pussikiipijä

• IPA^(key): /kús.kùs/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [kʷʊ́s.kʷʊ̀s]

kuskùs m

1. couscous

• IPA^(key): /ˈkus.kus/

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• Rhymes: -uskus
• Syllabification: kus‧kus

Borrowed from French couscous, from Arabic كُسْكُس (kuskus), from Northern Saharan Berber seksu.

kuskus m inan

1. couscous (crushed and steamed semolina)
2. couscous (pasta of North African origin)

Learned borrowing from Late Latin spilocuscus.

kuskus m animal

1. cuscus (marsupial)

• kuskus in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kuskus in Polish dictionaries at PWN

kuskus

1. to write

kuskus

1. (anatomy) foot

kuskus

1. clerk

From Arabic كُسْكُس (kuskus).

kuskus (definite accusative kuskusu, plural kuskuslar)

1. couscous