transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsä-fət ]
noun
Etymology: French soffite, from Italian soffitto, from Vulgar Latin * suffictus, past participle of Latin suffigere to fasten underneath — more at suffix
Date: 1592
: the underside of a part or member of a building (as of an overhang or staircase) ; especially : the intrados of an arch