transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]
or asa·foe·ti·da ˌa-sə-ˈfe-tə-də, -ˈfē-; Southern also -ˈfi-tə-dē
Etymology: Middle English asafetida, from Medieval Latin asafoetida, from Persian azā mastic + Latin foetida, feminine of foetidus fetid
Date: 14th century
: the dried fetid gum resin of the root of several west Asian plants (genus Ferula ) of the carrot family used as a flavoring especially in Indian cooking and formerly used in medicine especially as an antispasmodic and in folk medicine as a general prophylactic against disease