transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsæfrən ]
n. & adj. --n. 1 an orange flavouring and food colouring made from the dried stigmas of the crocus, Crocus sativus. 2 the colour of this. 3 = meadow saffron. --adj. saffron-coloured. øøsaffrony adj. [ME f. OF safran f. Arab. za' faran]