"souq" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /suːk/, /suːq/ Forms: souqs [plural]
Rhymes: -uːk 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. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ar|سُوق||market}} Arabic سُوق (sūq, “market”), {{der|en|arc|שוקא}} Aramaic שוקא, {{m|syc|ܫܘܩܐ||street, market|tr=šūqā’}} ܫܘܩܐ (šūqā’, “street, market”), {{der|en|akk|𒋻||street|tr=sūqu}} Akkadian 𒋻 (sūqu, “street”), {{m|akk|𒊓𒆸|gloss=narrow|tr=s(i)āqu}} 𒊓𒆸 (s(i)āqu, “narrow”), {{doublet|en|shuk}} Doublet of shuk, {{root|en|ar|س و ق}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} souq (plural souqs)
  1. A street market, particularly in Arabic- and Somali-speaking countries; a place where people buy and sell goods. Translations (a street market in the Arabic-speaking countries): soek (Afrikaans), ሱቅ (suḳ) (Amharic), سُوق (sūq) [feminine, masculine] (Arabic), сук (suk) [masculine] (Belarusian), сук (suk) [masculine] (Bulgarian), soc [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), 露天市場 (Chinese Mandarin), 露天市场 (lùtiān shìchǎng) (Chinese Mandarin), soŭko (Esperanto), souk (Finnish), basaari (Finnish), souk [masculine] (French), zoco [masculine] (Galician), Souk [masculine] (German), Souq [masculine] (German), σουκ (souk) (Greek), שׁוּק (shuk) [masculine] (Hebrew), スーク (sūku) (Japanese), 수크 (sukeu) (Korean), suq [masculine] (Maltese), سوق (suk) (Ottoman Turkish), سوق (suq) [masculine] (Pashto), سوق (suq) (Persian), souq [masculine] (Portuguese), souk [masculine] (Portuguese), suque [masculine] (Portuguese), сук (suk) [masculine] (Russian), zoco [masculine] (Spanish), суқ (suq) (Tajik), сук (suk) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "suk",
      "sense": "a street market in the Arabic-speaking countries",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сук"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a street market in the Arabic-speaking countries",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "zoco"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "suq",
      "sense": "a street market in the Arabic-speaking countries",
      "word": "суқ"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "suk",
      "sense": "a street market in the Arabic-speaking countries",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сук"
    }
  ],
  "word": "souq"
}

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