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souq

/suːk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English

Syllables
souq
IPA
/suːk/
13
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: سُوق, שוקא, 𒋻, س و ق

Inflected Forms

souqs (plural) souk (alternative) suq (alternative) sooq (alternative) sook (alternative) suk (alternative) sukh (alternative)

Synonyms

bazaar market street market emporium mart forum agora

Homonyms

sook

Rhymes With

look duke luke nuke puke fluke rebuke chinook spook juke kook sook

Questions

How do you pronounce souq?
The recorded pronunciation is /suːk/.
What does souq mean?
A street market, particularly in Arabic- and Somali-speaking countries; a place where people buy and sell goods.
Where does souq come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

How to pronounce souq

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