transcription, транскрипция: [ mə-ˈskēt, me- ]
noun
Etymology: American Spanish, from Nahuatl mizquitl
Date: 1759
: any of several spiny leguminous trees or shrubs (genus Prosopis and especially P. glandulosa ) chiefly of the southwestern United States that often form extensive thickets and have sweet pods eaten by livestock ; also : the wood of the mesquite used especially in grilling food
[
mesquite: 1 flower and leaves, 2 pod
]