sebkha

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛbkə/, /ˈsɛbxə/

Noun

sebkha (plural sebkhas)

1. Alternative form of sabkha
   • 1949, Paul Bowles, The Sheltering Sky:

     And so it was that when the sun came up he looked between two oleanders and saw it reflected red across the miles of glittering salt sebkha that lay between him and the mountains.

Anagrams

• bekahs, shebka

French

Alternative forms

• sebka, sabkha

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَبْخَة (sabḵa, “salt flat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛb.ka/

Noun

sebkha f (plural sebkhas)

1. (geology) sabkha

   Synonym: chott

   Les chotts ou sebkhas sont autant de lacs et d’étangs salés où l’évaporation de l’été dépose une couche de sel brut.

Further reading

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