sebkha

noun

seb·​kha

variants or less commonly sebka

ˈsebkə

or sabakha

ˈsabəkə

or sabkha

ˈsabkə

plural -s

: a smooth flat often saline plain in northern Africa sometimes occupied after a rain by a shallow lake

Word History

Etymology

Arabic sabkhah saline infiltration, shallow lagoon

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