transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈspi-nich ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English spinache, from Anglo-French, alteration of Old French espinaces, from Medieval Latin spinachium, ultimately from Arabic isfānākh, from Persian
Date: 15th century
1. : an Asian herb ( Spinacia oleracea ) of the goosefoot family cultivated for its edible leaves which form in a dense basal rosette ; also : its leaves
2.
a. : something unwanted, pretentious, or spurious
b. : an untidy overgrowth
• spin·ach·like -nich-ˌlīk adjective
• spin·achy -ni-chē adjective