chott

or shott

[ shot ]

noun

1. a shallow brackish or saline marsh or lake in N Africa, usually dry during the summer.

chott

/ ʃɒt /

noun

1. a variant spelling of shott

Word History and Origins

Origin of chott¹

1970–75; < French < Arabic shaṭṭ

Example Sentences

MAY 10 Guest emcee actor/comedian Bill Chott, proceeds benefit employment assistance and community services, 5:30 p.m.

From Seattle Times

Photograph: Rä di Martino This is part of a project that began when I was using Google Maps to look at Chott el Djerid, the great salt desert in Tunisia.

From The Guardian

So in September 2010, I spent a month travelling around Chott el Djerid.

From The Guardian

A team from Centro de Astrobiología in Madrid led by Felipe Gomez studied organisms in the sun-baked Chott el Jerid salt pan in Tunisia, the acidic Rio Tinto in Southern Spain and the permafrost on Deception Island in Antarctica.

From Reuters

In the autumn of last year Ohlsen--or, rather, to give him his right name, Tony Stretton--had marched upon an expedition from Mesheria to the Chott Tigri, and knew, therefore, the look of those tantalising salt lakes.

From Project Gutenberg