cush

¹ American  

[koosh] / kʊʃ /

noun

Slang.

1. money, especially when reserved for some special use.

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Cush ² American  

[koosh, kuhsh] / kʊʃ, kʌʃ /

Or Kush

noun

1. (in the Bible) the eldest son of Ham.

2. an area mentioned in the Bible, sometimes identified with Upper Egypt.

3. Kingdom of Cush, an ancient African state in the area that is now southern Egypt and the Sudan: part of the region of Nubia (1000 b.c.–a.d. 350).

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Cush British  

/ kʌʃ, kʊʃ /

noun

1. the son of Ham and brother of Canaan (Genesis 10:6)

2. the country of the supposed descendants of Cush (ancient Ethiopia), comprising approximately Nubia and the modern Sudan, and the territory of southern (or Upper) Egypt

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Etymology

Origin of cush

Origin uncertain; perhaps to be identified with cush sweetened and fried cornmeal (compare Gullah cush, cushcush, ultimately < Arabic kuskus couscous ); or a back formation from cushy

Example Sentences

The English actress Cush Jumbo narrates this ambitious collaboration between Audible and Pottermore.

From The Wall Street Journal

An even better example is the acclaimed London production with David Tennant and Cush Jumbo that was filmed during its run at the Donmar Warehouse and recently made available at select cinemas.

From Los Angeles Times

Earlier on Thursday, Alex Granville, representing Cush, said there was "significant mitigation for each appellant and significant circumstances", which may have not been properly considered.

From BBC

Cush Jumbo taps into Detective Sergeant June Lenker’s panic more than her professionalism.

From New York Times

Cush Jumbo and Peter Capaldi portray dueling police officers investigating a case of a missing woman in the new thriller program “Criminal Record,” premiering Wednesday on Apple TV+.

From Seattle Times