Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. A market, or part of a market, in an Arab city.
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- n. Alternative spelling of souq.
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- n. an open-air market in an Arabian city
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Examples
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Those elections are a Hypersouk [souk is Arabic for traditional rural market] where votes change hands, are auctioned, sold off.
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But tut tutting in the souk is one thing, actually doing stuff is another.
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The mattress merchants carried them on their shoulders through the streets, and so did many merchants: the souk was a lively, dynamic scene.
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A souk is a fantastic way to bring visitors to the north of England from all over the world to experience a unique shopping experience.
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This is what the Arabs call a souk, or market, and similar places occur at every station in this chain of mountains as far as Yemen.
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Lunch time in the souk is the opportunity to taste new foods.
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Armenians, and others, unlike the Damascus souk, which is more a world of Sunni Arabs.
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I don't know the shopping habits of the community, but I am certain the residents have a local "souk" (market) elsewhere.
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The following posts will have very few words and lots of images of fake perfumes that I found today at the mysterious and evokative "souk" in Tel-Aviv known to locals that are less mystified by any Middle Eastern stinky outdoor markets where they buy fabulous fresh produce as well as miscellenius goods as "Shouk ha-Carmel".
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In the "souk," the bazaar, he sells tablecloths and pillow covers.
arby commented on the word souk
aka suq
July 19, 2007