Cush-cush Definition
ko͝oshko͝osh
noun
A dish made from fried or boiled cornmeal or crumbled cornbread, typically served sweetened with syrup or in milk.
American Heritage
A tropical American yam (Dioscorea trifida) cultivated for its tubers.
American Heritage
The tuber of this yam, having a dry and floury consistency when cooked.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- Dioscorea trifida
Origin of Cush-cush
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Louisiana French couche-couche from Caribbean French Creole cousse-couche, couche-couche dish made of cornmeal possibly of African origin perhaps ultimately from Arabic kuskus couscous couscous Sense 2, from Caribbean English Creole dish made of shaved cassava or coconut, the yam Dioscorea trifida (the yam being so called because of the dry and fluffy consistency of its cooked tuber) possibly of African origin perhaps ultimately from Arabic kuskus
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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