sebkha
French, noun/sɛb.ka/
sebkha is spelled S-E-B-K-H-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written French, the 126,551st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sebkha is a French feminine noun meaning “sabkha” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Dépression à forte salinité plus ou moins séparée d’un milieu marin, dans des régions arides supratidales”.
What does sebkha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesabkha
Les chotts ou sebkhas sont autant de lacs et d’étangs salés où l’évaporation de l’été dépose une couche de sel brut.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Dépression à forte salinité plus ou moins séparée d’un milieu marin, dans des régions arides supratidales.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of sebkha
- sebkhas plural
- sebka alternative
- sabkha alternative
- sebkra
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sebkha?
- /sɛb.ka/
- \sɛb.ka\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is sebkha in French?
sebkha appears about once in every 15 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).