cuscuz

== Portuguese == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cozcuz, borrowed from Arabic كُسْكُس (kuskus). Compare Spanish cuscús and French couscous. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Brazil) -us, -ujs (intrusive j), (Portugal) -uʃ Hyphenation: cus‧cuz === Noun === cuscuz m (plural cuscuz or cuscuzes) couscous (semolina-based pasta of North African origin) (Brazil) cornmeal; ricemeal (a similar pasta based on corn or rice) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “cuscuz”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “cuscuz”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “cuscuz”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026