xot

Catalan

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈʃɔt]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈt͡ʃɔt]

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

xot m (plural xots)

a scops owl (owl of the genus Otus), especially the Eurasian scops owl (Otus scops)
Synonyms: xut, mussol

Derived terms

xot eurasiàtic

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

xot m (plural xots, feminine xota)

(regional) a suckling kid goat
(Mallorca) lamb
Synonym: anyell

Etymology 3

Borrowed from French chott, from Arabic شَطّ (šaṭṭ).

Noun

xot m (plural xots)

(geology) chott (a dry salt lake of the Sahara)

Noun

xot m (plural xots)

(Valencia, Balearic) indentation (caused by an impact of one object on another)

Further reading

“xot” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“xot”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“xot” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

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