English

Alternative forms

• souk, suq, sooq, sook

Noun

souq ‎(plural souqs)

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

Synonyms

• bazaar, market, emporium, mart, forum, agora

Translations

Quotations

• For usage examples of this term, see Citations:souq.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• souk, suque

Noun

souq m (plural souqs)

1. souq (a street market in Arab countries)

Somali

Alternative forms

• sūqqa
• sūūq

Etymology

From Arabic سُوق ‎(sūq, “market”), from Aramaic שוקא or ܫܘܩܐ ‎(šūqā’, “street, market”), from Akkadian [script needed] ‎(sūqu, “street”), from [script needed] ‎(sāqu, “narrow”).

Noun

souq f

1. market, large market, bazaar.

See also

• dūkkāan ‎(“shop, small marketplace”)