alcuzcuz

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic الكُسْكُس (al-kuskus), from كَسْكَسَ (kaskasa, to pound, to pulverize).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /alkuθˈkuθ/ [al.kuθˈkuθ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /alkusˈkus/ [al.kusˈkus]
  • (Spain) Rhymes: -uθ
  • (Latin America) Rhymes: -us
  • Syllabification: al‧cuz‧cuz

Noun[edit]

alcuzcuz m (plural alcuzcuces)

  1. Rare form of cuscús.

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