cuscus

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We sat down to cuscus, vegies, beef kebabs, and a squash cream soup.

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  1. noun Any of several nocturnal marsupials of the genus Phalanger of New Guinea, Australia, and adjacent islands, having large eyes, small ears, a pointed snout, and a long prehensile tail.

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  1. New Latin, probably from a New Guinean word.

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  1. from East Indian khuskhus.
 

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/ˈkəskəs/
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