The word "trott" may seem simple enough to spell, but it actually has some tricky phonetics. In IPA transcription, it is represented as /trɒt/. The "t" sound is clear, but the vowel sound is where things get a bit tricky. The "/ɒ/" sound is similar to the "aw" sound in "law" or the "o" sound in "got". Additionally, the double "t" at the end of the word indicates a hard stop in pronunciation, which can be easy to miss when spelling the word phonetically.
The etymology of the word "trott" can be traced back to the Middle English word "trotten", which means to run or trot. It was derived from the Old English word "trotian" and the Proto-Germanic word "trutōną". The word's origin can be further traced back to the Proto-Indo-European root "drew-", which means to run or rush.