transcription, транскрипция: [ ma-ˈkē, mä- ]
noun
( plural ma·quis -ˈkē(z))
Etymology: French, from Italian macchie, plural of macchia thicket, sketch, spot
Date: 1858
1. : thick scrubby evergreen underbrush of Mediterranean shores ; also : an area of such underbrush
2. often capitalized
a. : a guerrilla fighter in the French underground during World War II
b. : a band of maquis