Souq
//suːk// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A street market, particularly in Arabic- and Somali-speaking countries; a place where people buy and sell goods.
Example
More examples"You didn't run to Souq Letnayen."
Etymology
From Arabic سُوق (sūq, “market”), from Aramaic שוקא or ܫܘܩܐ (šūqā’, “street, market”), from Akkadian 𒋻 (sūqu, “street”), from 𒊓𒆸 (s(i)āqu, “narrow”). Doublet of shuk.
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