souk or suq (s k, shk)n. A market, or part of a market, in an Arab city. [Arabic s  q, from Aramaic  uq , street, market, from Akkadian squ, street, from sâqu, to be narrow; see  yq in Semitic roots.] |
souk1, suq [suːk]
n
(Non-Christian Religions / Islam) (in Muslim countries, esp North Africa and the Middle East) an open-air marketplace
[from Arabic sūq]
souk2
vb & n
Scot a variant spelling of sook2
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| Noun | 1. |  souk - an open-air market in an Arabian citymarket square, open-air market, open-air marketplace - a public marketplace where food and merchandise is sold |
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