Chott Definition
zhät
noun
Webster's New World
The depression surrounding a salt marsh or lake, especially in North Africa.
American Heritage
The bed of a dried salt marsh.
American Heritage
Other Word Forms of Chott
Noun
Singular:
chott
Plural:
chottsOrigin of Chott
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French from Arabic šaṭṭ bank, coast from šaṭṭa to exceed, deviate śṭṭ in Semitic roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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