sabkha
/ˈsæbkə/noun
- Geography an area of coastal flats subject to periodic flooding and evaporation which result in the accumulation of aeolian clays, evaporites, and salts, typically found in North Africa and Arabia【地理】（尤指北非和阿拉伯的）盐沼。
词源
late 19th cent.: from Arabic sabḳa 'salt flat'.