souk (redirected from souks)

souk or suq  (sk, shk)

n.

A market, or part of a market, in an Arab city.

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[Arabic sq, from Aramaic uq, street, market, from Akkadian squ, street, from sâqu, to be narrow; see yq in Semitic roots.]

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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]

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souk²

vb & n

Scot a variant spelling of sook²

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

souk - an open-air market in an Arabian city market square, open-air market, open-air marketplace - a public marketplace where food and merchandise is sold

Translations

souk [suːk] N → zoco m

souk suq [ˈsuːk] n → souk m