chott

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UK/ʃɒt/US/ʃɑt/

noun

A dry salt lake, in the Saharan area of Africa, that stays dry in the summer but receives some water in the winter.

Similar
sabkha
OriginFrench chott ← Arabic شَطّ →
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Meanings

nounchott (plural chotts)

plural chotts · alternative shott · alternative shatt · alternative shat

  1. geographyA dry salt lake, in the Saharan area of Africa, that stays dry in the summer but receives some water in the winter.

    Synonyms: sabkha

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA dry salt lake, in the Saharan area of Africa, that stays dry in the summer but receives some water in the winter.

Similar
sabkha
Also see
sabkha

Origin

  1. Arabicشَطّ
  2. Frenchchott
  3. Englishchott

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with chott

nothotgotlotshotScottspotdotslotplotpotwattscreenshotyachttotMontserratknotMayottemotrotcotswatapricotscot
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Sounds the same

shottshot
Cite this entry
APA

chott. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chott

MLA

“chott.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chott. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chott,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chott.

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