Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Couscous \Cous"cous`\ (k??s"k??s`), n.
   A kind of food used by the natives of Western Africa, made of
   millet flour with flesh, and leaves of the baobab; -- called
   also {lalo}.

Source : WordNet®

couscous
     n 1: a spicy dish that originated in northern Africa; consists of
          pasta steamed with a meat and vegetable stew
     2: a pasta made in northern Africa of crushed and steamed
        semolina