transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsau̇(-ə)r-ˌdō, 1 is also ]
-ˈdō noun
Date: 14th century
1. : a leaven consisting of dough in which fermentation is active
2.
[from the use of sourdough for making bread in prospectors' camps]
: a veteran inhabitant and especially an old-time prospector of Alaska or northwestern Canada