couscousn.

Brit.

/ˈkʊskʊs/,

/ˈkuːskuːs/, U.S.

/ˈkusˌkus/,

/ˈkʊsˌkʊs/

Forms:

α. 1500s cuske, 1500s cusqus, 1600s coscouse, 1600s couscou, 1600s couscouse, 1600s cuskus, 1600s 1900s– cuscus, 1600s– couscous, 1700s– kuskus, 1800s cuscoos, 1800s–1900s kooskoos, 1800s– kouskous, 1800s– kousskouss.

β. 1600s cooscoosoos, 1600s cuscussow, 1600s– cuscusu, 1700s cuscasow, 1700s–1800s cuscosoo, 1700s– couscoussou, 1700s– cuscussu, 1800s cooscoosoo, 1800s couscoosoo, 1800s keskossou, 1800s kesksoo, 1800s kouskoussou, 1800s– couscousou.

Origin: A borrowing from Arabic. Etymon: Arabic kuskus.

Etymology: Ultimately < Maghribi Arabic kuskus (also kuskusū; < a Berber language: compare e.g. Tarifit seksu, Tuareg keskesu), in early use via various other European languages; compare French couscous (1636; also †couscou, †couscousou, †couscoussou, †couscoussous, etc.; 1505 in Middle French as couchou), post-classical Latin cuscusu (1556 in Leo Africanus), Italian cuscus (1563 as cuscusu, late 19th cent. as cuscussù), and also (with prefixed Arabic definite article al-) Spanish alcuzcuz (15th cent.).Arabic kaskasa ‘to pound or bruise into small pieces’ is not the etymon of the Arabic noun, but a denominal derivative of it. Specific forms. The β. forms ultimately reflect the Arabic variant kuskusū; they are partly transmitted via other European languages, e.g. Latin and French. For these, N.E.D. (1893) gives the non-naturalized pronunciation (ku·skusu) /ˈkʊskuːsuː/.

1. A type of North African semolina in granules made from crushed durum wheat; a spicy dish made by steaming or soaking such granules and adding meat, vegetables, or fruit.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > grain dishes > [noun] > other grain dishes

couscousc1593

flummery1623

stirabout1828

bran-mash1838

tsampa1852

skirlie1914

c1593 H. Plat Med. & Chem. Receipts (Sloane 2210) f. 134^v (margin) They make cuscusow in barbary most like to this it is made like small comfitts.

1600 J. Pory tr. J. Leo Africanus Geogr. Hist. Afr. 142 In winter they [sc. the inhabitants of Fez] haue sodden flesh, together with a kinde of meate called Cuscusu [L. Cuscusu].

1695 P. Motteux tr. F. Pidou de St. Olon Present State Morocco 87 Their standing Dish is some Cooscoosoos [Fr. Couscoussous], a Paste made with fine Flower, which..has been boil'd with some young Pidgeons, Fowls, or Mutton.

1759 tr. M. Adanson Voy. Senegal 55 They sat cross-legged..round a large wooden bowl full of couscous; which is a thick-grained pap, made of two sorts of millet.

1874 F. W. Pavy Treat. Food (1875) 243 The Kous-kous, Couscous, or Couscousou, of the Arabs, which forms a national food in Algeria.

1972 D. Lees Zodiac 107 I ordered a pitcher of sangria to go with the couscous.

2004 H. Blumenthal Family Food 108 Couscous is traditionally cooked in a couscoussier, which is essentially a form of steamer.

†2. The grain of any of various millet plants used as a source of food, esp. in North Africa. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > corn, cereals, or grain > [noun] > millet

millet?a1425

mill-seed1548

millet seed1567

couscous1596

dew-grass1597

Turkey hirse1597

Turkey mill1597

Turkey millet1597

milly1600

espauta1682

durra1803

Negro-corn1858

dari1892

1596 Accts. Drake & Hawkins Final Voy. (P.R.O. E 351/2233) m. 5 Cusqus viz. at viij ^li the Tonne § v Tonne xl ^li.

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Cuscusu, a kinde of graine, pulse or fruite comming out of Spaine, called cuske.

1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes II. viii. xi. 1368 Their Bread is made of this Coaua, which is a kind of blacke Wheate, and Cuscus a small white Seed like Millet in Biskany.

1638 T. Herbert Some Yeares Trav. (rev. ed.) 23 You shall have in exchange..Barley, Rice and Cuscus, with what fruit you like.

1852 W. F. Daniell in Pharm. Jrnl. & Trans. 11 396 It [sc. African millet] constitutes the kouskous of the Joloff's and Moorish nations, the dra and bishna of Tripoli.

Compounds

couscous salad n. a salad consisting of granules of cooked and drained couscous, typically dressed or flavoured, and mixed with other ingredients such as vegetables, fruit, etc.

ΚΠ

1979 Washington Post 14 Oct. (Mag.) 30/4 The menu also lists..oddities such as couscous salad (spicy and interesting).

2014 K. Ryan All or Nothing 83 I ordered couscous salad and grilled salmon.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	couscous
释义	couscousn. Brit. /ˈkʊskʊs/, /ˈkuːskuːs/, U.S. /ˈkusˌkus/, /ˈkʊsˌkʊs/ Forms: α. 1500s cuske, 1500s cusqus, 1600s coscouse, 1600s couscou, 1600s couscouse, 1600s cuskus, 1600s 1900s– cuscus, 1600s– couscous, 1700s– kuskus, 1800s cuscoos, 1800s–1900s kooskoos, 1800s– kouskous, 1800s– kousskouss. β. 1600s cooscoosoos, 1600s cuscussow, 1600s– cuscusu, 1700s cuscasow, 1700s–1800s cuscosoo, 1700s– couscoussou, 1700s– cuscussu, 1800s cooscoosoo, 1800s couscoosoo, 1800s keskossou, 1800s kesksoo, 1800s kouskoussou, 1800s– couscousou. Origin: A borrowing from Arabic. Etymon: Arabic kuskus. Etymology: Ultimately < Maghribi Arabic kuskus (also kuskusū; < a Berber language: compare e.g. Tarifit seksu, Tuareg keskesu), in early use via various other European languages; compare French couscous (1636; also †couscou, †couscousou, †couscoussou, †couscoussous, etc.; 1505 in Middle French as couchou), post-classical Latin cuscusu (1556 in Leo Africanus), Italian cuscus (1563 as cuscusu, late 19th cent. as cuscussù), and also (with prefixed Arabic definite article al-) Spanish alcuzcuz (15th cent.).Arabic kaskasa ‘to pound or bruise into small pieces’ is not the etymon of the Arabic noun, but a denominal derivative of it. Specific forms. The β. forms ultimately reflect the Arabic variant kuskusū; they are partly transmitted via other European languages, e.g. Latin and French. For these, N.E.D. (1893) gives the non-naturalized pronunciation (ku·skusu) /ˈkʊskuːsuː/. 1. A type of North African semolina in granules made from crushed durum wheat; a spicy dish made by steaming or soaking such granules and adding meat, vegetables, or fruit. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > grain dishes > [noun] > other grain dishes couscousc1593 flummery1623 stirabout1828 bran-mash1838 tsampa1852 skirlie1914 c1593 H. Plat Med. & Chem. Receipts (Sloane 2210) f. 134^v (margin) They make cuscusow in barbary most like to this it is made like small comfitts. 1600 J. Pory tr. J. Leo Africanus Geogr. Hist. Afr. 142 In winter they [sc. the inhabitants of Fez] haue sodden flesh, together with a kinde of meate called Cuscusu [L. Cuscusu]. 1695 P. Motteux tr. F. Pidou de St. Olon Present State Morocco 87 Their standing Dish is some Cooscoosoos [Fr. Couscoussous], a Paste made with fine Flower, which..has been boil'd with some young Pidgeons, Fowls, or Mutton. 1759 tr. M. Adanson Voy. Senegal 55 They sat cross-legged..round a large wooden bowl full of couscous; which is a thick-grained pap, made of two sorts of millet. 1874 F. W. Pavy Treat. Food (1875) 243 The Kous-kous, Couscous, or Couscousou, of the Arabs, which forms a national food in Algeria. 1972 D. Lees Zodiac 107 I ordered a pitcher of sangria to go with the couscous. 2004 H. Blumenthal Family Food 108 Couscous is traditionally cooked in a couscoussier, which is essentially a form of steamer. †2. The grain of any of various millet plants used as a source of food, esp. in North Africa. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > corn, cereals, or grain > [noun] > millet millet?a1425 mill-seed1548 millet seed1567 couscous1596 dew-grass1597 Turkey hirse1597 Turkey mill1597 Turkey millet1597 milly1600 espauta1682 durra1803 Negro-corn1858 dari1892 1596 Accts. Drake & Hawkins Final Voy. (P.R.O. E 351/2233) m. 5 Cusqus viz. at viij ^li the Tonne § v Tonne xl ^li. 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Cuscusu, a kinde of graine, pulse or fruite comming out of Spaine, called cuske. 1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes II. viii. xi. 1368 Their Bread is made of this Coaua, which is a kind of blacke Wheate, and Cuscus a small white Seed like Millet in Biskany. 1638 T. Herbert Some Yeares Trav. (rev. ed.) 23 You shall have in exchange..Barley, Rice and Cuscus, with what fruit you like. 1852 W. F. Daniell in Pharm. Jrnl. & Trans. 11 396 It [sc. African millet] constitutes the kouskous of the Joloff's and Moorish nations, the dra and bishna of Tripoli. Compounds couscous salad n. a salad consisting of granules of cooked and drained couscous, typically dressed or flavoured, and mixed with other ingredients such as vegetables, fruit, etc. ΚΠ 1979 Washington Post 14 Oct. (Mag.) 30/4 The menu also lists..oddities such as couscous salad (spicy and interesting). 2014 K. Ryan All or Nothing 83 I ordered couscous salad and grilled salmon. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.c1593
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