how to pronounce couscous

/kus.kus/

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couscous is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of couscous in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… sujets le couscous la viande rouge le …”

meanings of couscous

noun:

Couscous.

couscous frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word couscous occurs in french on average 4.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.