kushi

Israeli settlers regularly refer to President Obama as a "kushi," a vicious and derogatory term for a black man.

John Dugard: Two States or Apartheid? 2009

Kushi translates as skewered and dango translates as dumpling so kushi dango are skewered dumplings.

Japanese Recipe: Natsu Furutsu Dango | The Anime Blog 2007

Many, many wagashi, or Japanese desserts, are made from mochiko including daifuku and kushi dango.

Japanese Recipe: Natsu Furutsu Dango | The Anime Blog 2007

And as far as the word used to refer to the African-American residents of New Orleans, at least one internet source insists that Hacham Ovadya used the modern Hebrew slur “kushi”.

Rav Ovadia’s Theodicy Strikes Again | Jewschool 2007

Traditionally kushi dango are covered with anko or a thick, sweet soy based sauce.

Japanese Recipe: Natsu Furutsu Dango | The Anime Blog 2007

After yesterday's meeting, I've decided to start carrying around a pack of those long yakitori kushi toothpicks.

Musings of a Drunken Monk: High School Graduation 2006

So he said "I've an errand to run, kushi," and I'm meant to think it's not about me.

With No One as Witness George, Elizabeth 2005

Thus Shimada found himself drawn to Ikan's side, his gaze lovingly caressing each elegant fold of her glittering kimono, the three translucent tortoiseshell kanzashi angled through the gleaming black pile of her hair, the kushi, the simple traditional comb of tsuge wood at the back of her head.

The Miko Lustbader, Eric 1984

Ikan knew there was something special about Shimada when on his second visit he brought her a set of old traditional kanzashi made of tsuge wood in a similar design as her kushi.

The Miko Lustbader, Eric 1984

The young woman who had first seen her to her room had knocked quietly and politely on the shoji, entering only when she was bade, to kneel behind Akiko, spending almost an hour brushing, combing, and putting up her hair with the implements Akiko had handed her: the tsuge wood kushi that had been Ikan's, the matching set of kanzashi that had been presented to her by Shimada.

The Miko Lustbader, Eric 1984