transcription, транскрипция: [ kə-ˈlē-chē ]
noun
Etymology: American Spanish, from Spanish, flake of lime, from cal lime, from Latin calx — more at chalk
Date: circa 1858
1. : the nitrate-bearing gravel or rock of the sodium nitrate deposits of Chile and Peru
2. : a crust of calcium carbonate that forms on the stony soil of arid regions