transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsī-səl, -zəl ]
noun
Etymology: Sisal, port in Yucatán, Mexico
Date: 1842
1.
a. : a strong durable white fiber used especially for hard fiber cordage and twine — called also sisal hemp
b. : a widely cultivated Mexican agave ( Agave sisalana ) whose leaves yield sisal
2. : any of several fibers similar to true sisal