transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌpül ]
noun
Etymology: perhaps by folk etymology from Middle English suspiral vent, tap on a main pipe, settling pool, from Anglo-French, suspirale vent, from suspirer to sigh, exhale, from Latin suspirare, literally, to draw a long breath — more at suspire
Date: 1782
1. : an underground reservoir for liquid waste (as household sewage)
2. : a filthy, evil, or corrupt place or state
a cesspool of corruption and power