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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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souk [sook]

Noun

an open-air marketplace in Muslim countries [Arabic sūq]

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Noun

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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