chott

English edit

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chott

Alternative forms edit

shott
shatt, shat

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French chott, from Arabic شَطّ (šaṭṭ). Some of the alternative forms/synonyms (shatt, shat) derive directly from Arabic.

Pronunciation edit

(US) IPA^(key): /ʃɑt/^[1]^[2]^[3]
Rhymes: -ɑt
Homophones: shott, shot

Noun edit

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 edit

playa

References edit

^ “chott”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
^ “chott”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
^ “shott”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

French edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic شَطّ (šaṭṭ).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ʃɔt/
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Noun edit

chott m (plural chotts)

(geology) chott
Synonym: sebkha

Further reading edit

“chott”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Manx edit

Noun edit

chott

Lenited form of cott.

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