transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈles, ˈləs, ˈlō-əs, ˈlərs ]
noun
Etymology: German Löss
Date: 1833
: an unstratified usually buff to yellowish brown loamy deposit found in North America, Europe, and Asia and believed to be chiefly deposited by the wind
• loess·ial ˈle-sē-əl, ˈlə-, lō-ˈe-, ˈlər- adjective