Dictionary / Food

kuskus

كسكس

/KUS-kus/

English

couscous

French

couscous

Part of Speech

noun

Register

standard

Gender

masculine

Cultural Note

The Friday staple. Families gather for couscous every Friday after prayer. It's steamed semolina with vegetables and meat.

Examples

Nhar ljm3a, dima kuskus

نهار الجمعة، ديما كسكس

On Fridays, always couscous

Le vendredi, toujours du couscous