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 === (UK) IPA(key): /ʃɒt/ (US) IPA(key): /ʃɑt/ Rhymes: -ɒt, -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 === == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic شَطّ (šaṭṭ). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃɔt/ === 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