transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsan-bə-ˈnē-(ˌ)tō, ˌsam- ]
noun
( plural -tos )
Etymology: Spanish sambenito, from San Benito Saint Benedict of Nursia
Date: circa 1560
1. : a sackcloth coat worn by penitents on being reconciled to the church
2. : a Spanish Inquisition garment resembling a scapular and being either yellow with red crosses for the penitent or black with painted devils and flames for the impenitent condemned to an auto-da-fé