transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈjas-pər ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English jaspre, from Anglo-French jaspre, jaspe, from Latin jaspis, from Greek iaspis, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew yāshĕpheh jasper
Date: 14th century
1. : an opaque cryptocrystalline quartz of any of several colors ; especially : green chalcedony
2. : colored stoneware with raised white decoration
3. : a blackish green
• jas·pery -pə-rē adjective