The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word COUSCOUS
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More clues leading to the result COUSCOUS
- Family member drops in twice to get some grains
- Dish from firmon 8?
- Dish produced by American company absorbed by another being switched
- Dish served by firmtwice over
- Food firm needed by you and me repeatedly
- Food presented by firm American repeatedly
- Company originally using mostly Liverpudlian dish
- Two cows but only half the ewes, reportedly, provide staple diet
- Unlimited Liverpudlian stew repeatedly served in African dish
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What does COUSCOUS mean?
COUSCOUS noun- A pasta of North African origin made of crushed and steamed semolina.