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souk
or suq (so͞ok, sho͞ok)n.
A market, or part of a market, in an Arab city.
[Arabic sūq, from Aramaic šuqā, street, market, from Akkadian sūqu, street, from sâqu, to be narrow; see ṣ́yq in Semitic roots.]
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souk
(suːk) orsuq
n
(Islam) (in Muslim countries, esp North Africa and the Middle East) an open-air marketplace
[C20: from Arabic sūq]
souk
(suːk)vb, n
Scot a variant spelling of sook2
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souk
or suk or suq
(suk, ʃuk)n.
(in North Africa and the Middle East) a market or marketplace.
[1920–30; < Arabic suq]
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souk
Past participle: souked
Gerund: souking
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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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