كسكس

العربية

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كسكس^¹

/kus.kus/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from a Berber language. Compare Northern Saharan Berber, Tarifit, and Kabyle seksu. Altered to a quadriliteral root via phonosemantic matching to the verb كَسْكَسَ (kaskasa, “pound, grind”).

noun كُسْكُس · kuskus

couscous كُسْكُسُو (kuskusū)

كسكس^²

/kas.ka.sa/

verb كَسْكَسَ · kaskasa · يُكَسْكِسُ · كَسْكَسَة · مُكَسْكِس

to filtrate, to sieve (grains)

In English

couscous pasta of North African origin

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"كسكس." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%83%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%B3. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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كسكس. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%83%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%B3

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"كسكس." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%83%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%B3.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {كسكس},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%83%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%B3},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}