Hebrew

Adjective

כּוּשִׁי • ‎(kúshi)

1. (literally) Kushite, Cushite: of, from, or pertaining to Kush in ancient northwestern Africa.
2. (offensive, by extension) Black: being a black person.

Usage notes

• (black): This adjective is often pejorative and is usually considered offensive; it is perhaps comparable to English Negro or colored.

Noun

כּוּשִׁי • ‎(kúshi) m

1. (literally) A (male) Kushite, Cushite.
2. (offensive, by extension) A (male) black person.
   • 2009 August 11, דניאל אדלסון (Daniel Edelson), "צעירה אתיופית: 'נהג אגד אמר שלא מסיע כושים'" (tz'irá etiópit: "nahág éged amár sheló masía kúshim", “Young Ethiopian Woman: 'Eged driver said he doesn't drive kúshim”), Ynet.

Usage notes

• See the usage notes for the adjective, above.