transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈməs-tərd ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French mustarde, from must must, from Latin mustum
Date: 13th century
1.
a. : a pungent yellow powder of the seeds of any of several common mustards ( Brassica hirta, B. nigra, or B. juncea ) used as a condiment or in medicine as a stimulant and diuretic, an emetic, or a counterirritant
b. slang : zest
2. : any of several herbs (genus Brassica of the family Cruciferae syn. Brassicaceae, the mustard family) with lobed leaves, yellow flowers, and linear beaked pods
3. : a dark to moderate yellow
• mus·tardy -tər-dē adjective
[
mustard 1a
]