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. See shott
   a variant spelling of shott

Word History and Origins

Origin of chott¹

1970–75; < French < Arabic shaṭṭ

Example Sentences

To the direct south is the great chott, so shallow that the trail to Gabs can cross it at its widest part.

From Project Gutenberg

Far to the right was a chott (or salt lake) and of lucent silver.

From Project Gutenberg