ˈslüt noun
( -s )
Etymology: Afrikaans, from Dutch sloot ditch, from Middle Dutch; akin to Middle Low German slōt ditch, puddle, bog, Old Frisian slāt, Swedish dialect slota to be putrid, Middle English sloor mud — more at slur
chiefly Africa : a deep usually dry ditch produced by the washing of heavy rains in a large natural fissure : gully , gulch