overwordExplorer
PORTUGUESE · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

cuscuz.

couscous (semolina-based pasta of North African origin)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/kusˈku(j)s/Brazil[kusˈku(ɪ̯)s]Brazil/kuʃˈku(j)ʃ/Rio-de-Janeiro[kuʃˈku(ɪ̯)ʃ]Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. couscous (semolina-based pasta of North African origin)

    masculine
  2. cornmeal; ricemeal (a similar pasta based on corn or rice)

    Brazil · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cozcuz, borrowed from Arabic كُسْكُس (kuskus). Compare Spanish cuscús and French couscous.

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

cuscuz has 6 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

cuscuz studiocuscuz workshello, cuscuz

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.