sebkha

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/ˈsɛbkə//ˈsɛbxə/

A form of sabkha — An area of coastal salt flats, especially in North Africa and Arabia.

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Meanings

nounsebkha (plural sebkhas)

plural sebkhas

  1. alternativeAlternative form of sabkha.

    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.

    1949, Paul Bowles, The Sheltering Sky

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

shebka
Cite this entry
APA

sebkha. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sebkha

MLA

“sebkha.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sebkha. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sebkha,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sebkha.

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