Couscous in Hebrew is כּוּסְכּוּס (kus'kús).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
כּוּסְכּוּס
kus'kús
noun · masculine
In English
couscous
/ˈkʊs.kʊs/ /ˈkuːs.kuːs/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for couscous as a noun.
pasta of North African origin
- כּוּסְכּוּסכוסכוסkus'kúsmasculine
This is more about the Hebrew word כּוּסְכּוּס.
- Written with vowel points
- כּוּסְכּוּס
- Written without vowel points
- כוסכוס
- Said
- kus'kús
- Plural
- כַּסְכּוּסִים
These words come before and after couscous in the list.
These are the questions people ask about couscous in Hebrew.
How do you say couscous in Hebrew?
couscous in Hebrew is כּוּסְכּוּס, said kus'kús. Without vowel points it is written כוסכוס. Its plural is כַּסְכּוּסִים.
Is כוסכוס masculine or feminine?
The word כוסכוס is masculine.
How is couscous pronounced in English?
couscous is pronounced /ˈkʊs.kʊs/, /ˈkuːs.kuːs/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry couscous and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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