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noun
A kind of toasted pasta from Israel, shaped like little balls; an Israeli national food.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, uncountable
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Synonyms: ptitim, pearl couscous, pearled couscous
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Israeli + couscous. Invented by Osem in 1953 during austerity in Israel to resemble couscous or rice upon request of the first prime minister David Ben Gurion to search for a substitute.
