: a North African dish of steamed semolina usually served with meat or vegetables
also
: the semolina itself
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Add any flavor of it to the cooking water for rice, quinoa, or couscous for extra tasty grains.
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Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
For example, 1 cup of quinoa contains about 22 grams of protein and 10 grams of fiber compared to 1 cup of couscous, which has only about 6 grams and 2 grams, respectively.
—Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 9 Dec. 2025
The juices are key to this dish, so serve the chicken over a bed of couscous to capture every drop.
—Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
Here, the star will be seafood, the fruits of Sicily’s positioning in the Mediterranean Sea, and light, fluffy couscous, an influence of the island’s African and Middle Eastern settlers.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 15 Oct. 2025
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Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
For example, 1 cup of quinoa contains about 22 grams of protein and 10 grams of fiber compared to 1 cup of couscous, which has only about 6 grams and 2 grams, respectively.
—Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 9 Dec. 2025
The juices are key to this dish, so serve the chicken over a bed of couscous to capture every drop.
—Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
Here, the star will be seafood, the fruits of Sicily’s positioning in the Mediterranean Sea, and light, fluffy couscous, an influence of the island’s African and Middle Eastern settlers.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 15 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for couscous
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“Couscous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/couscous. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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