The term Chott (the spelling is French, it is pronounced, and sometimes spelled, shott; from Arabic šaṭṭ شط "bank, coast", from a root šṭṭ "exceed, deviate") is used to denominate dry (salt) lakes in the Saharan area of Africa that stay dry in the summer, but receive some water in the winter. This water may come as a groundwater discharge, for example from the Bas Saharan Basin.

See also

• Chott el Djerid
• Chott ech Chergui
• Chott Melrhir
• Djerid
• Nouakchott