כושי

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Adjective

כּוּשִׁי • (kúshi)

1. Kushite, Cushite: of, from, or pertaining to Kush in ancient northwestern Africa.

Noun

כּוּשִׁי • (kúshi) m

1. A (male) Kushite, Cushite.

Etymology 2

Semantic loan from Ancient Greek Αἰθίοψ (Aithíops).

Adjective

כּוּשִׁי • (kúshi)

1. (offensive) 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. (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.