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chott

chott
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shot]
    • /ʃɒt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shot]
    • /ʃɒt/

Definitions of chott word

  • noun chott shott 3
  • noun chott a shallow brackish or saline marsh or lake in N Africa, usually dry during the summer. 1
  • noun chott (geology) A dry salt lake, in the Saharan area of Africa, that stays dry in the summer but receives some water in the winter. 1

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Origin of chott

First appearance:

before 1970
One of the 2% newest English words
1970-75; < French < Arabic shaṭṭ

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Parts of speech for Chott

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

chott popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

chott usage trend in Literature

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