chott
English
Alternative forms
- shott
- shatt, shat
Etymology
Borrowed from French chott, from Arabic شَطّ (šaṭṭ). Some of the alternative forms/synonyms (shatt, shat) derive directly from Arabic.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ʃɑt/[1][2][3]
- Rhymes: -ɑt
- Homophones: shott, shot
Noun
chott (plural chotts)
- (geology) A dry salt lake, in the Saharan area of Africa, that stays dry in the summer but receives some water in the winter.
- Synonym: sabkha
See also
- playa
References
- “chott”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- “chott”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
- shott in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic شَطّ (šaṭṭ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃɔt/
Audio (file)
Noun
chott m (plural chotts)
- (geology) chott
- Synonym: sebkha
Further reading
- “chott”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Manx
Noun
chott
- Lenited form of cott.