كسكس

Arabic

Etymology

From a Berber language, likely Northern Saharan Berber seksu, and altered to a quadriliteral root via phonosemantic matching to the verb كَسْكَسَ (kaskasa, “pound, grind”).

Noun

كُسْكُس • (kuskus) m

  1. couscous

Alternative forms

  • كُسْكُسُو (kuskusū)
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