souq

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/suːk//suːq/

noun

A street market, particularly in Arabic- and Somali-speaking countries; a place where people buy and sell goods.

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bazaarmarketstreet marketemporiummartforumagora
OriginArabic سُوق ← Aramaic שוקא ← Akkadian 𒋻 →
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Meanings

nounsouq (plural souqs)

plural souqs · alternative souk · alternative suq · alternative sooq · alternative sook · alternative suk · alternative sukh

  1. A street market, particularly in Arabic- and Somali-speaking countries; a place where people buy and sell goods.

    Synonyms: bazaar, market, street market, emporium, mart, forum, agora

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA street market, particularly in Arabic- and Somali-speaking countries; a place where people buy and sell goods.

Similar
bazaarmarketstreet marketemporiummartforumagora

Origin

  1. Akkadian𒋻“street”
  2. Aramaicשוקא
  3. Arabicسُوق“market”
  4. Englishsouq

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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Translations

Afrikaans soek
  • soeka street market in the Arabic-speaking countries
Arabic سُوق
  • سُوق (sūq)a street market in the Arabic-speaking countries
Bulgarian сук
  • сук (suk)a street market in the Arabic-speaking countries
Catalan soc
  • soca street market in the Arabic-speaking countries
Chinese Mandarin 露天市場 /露天市场
  • 露天市場 /露天市场 (lùtiān shìchǎng)a street market in the Arabic-speaking countries
Czech venkovní tržiště, tržiště pod širým nebem
  • venkovní tržištěa street market in the Arabic-speaking countries
  • tržiště pod širým nebema street market in the Arabic-speaking countries
Dutch soek
  • soeka street market in the Arabic-speaking countries
Esperanto soŭko
  • soŭkoa street market in the Arabic-speaking countries
Finnish souk, basaari
  • souka street market in the Arabic-speaking countries
  • basaaria street market in the Arabic-speaking countries
French souk
  • souka street market in the Arabic-speaking countries
German Souk, Souq
  • Souka street market in the Arabic-speaking countries
  • Souqa street market in the Arabic-speaking countries
Greek σουκ
  • σουκ (souk)a street market in the Arabic-speaking countries
Hebrew שׁוּק
  • שׁוּק (shuk)a street market in the Arabic-speaking countries
Hindi सूक़
  • सूक़ (sūq)a street market in the Arabic-speaking countries
Italian souk
  • souka street market in the Arabic-speaking countries
Japanese スーク
  • スーク (sūku)a street market in the Arabic-speaking countries
Korean 수크
  • 수크 (sukeu)a street market in the Arabic-speaking countries
Persian سوق
  • سوق (suq)a street market in the Arabic-speaking countries
Portuguese souq, souk
  • souqa street market in the Arabic-speaking countries
  • souka street market in the Arabic-speaking countries
  • suquea street market in the Arabic-speaking countries
  • azoquea street market in the Arabic-speaking countries
Russian сук
  • сук (suk)a street market in the Arabic-speaking countries
Spanish zoco
  • zocoa street market in the Arabic-speaking countries
Ukrainian сук
  • сук (suk)a street market in the Arabic-speaking countries

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with souq

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Cite this entry
APA

souq. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/souq

MLA

“souq.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/souq. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “souq,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/souq.

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