transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkwin-zē ]
noun
( plural quinsies )
Etymology: Middle English quinesie, from Anglo-French esquinauncy, quinancie, from Late Latin cynanche, from Greek kynanchē, from kyn-, kyōn dog + anchein to strangle — more at hound , anger
Date: 14th century
: an abscess in the tissue around a tonsil usually resulting from bacterial infection and often accompanied by pain and fever