souk
1suq
/ (suːk) /
(in Muslim countries, esp North Africa and the Middle East) an open-air marketplace
Origin of souk
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British Dictionary definitions for souk (2 of 2)
/ (suːk) /
Scot a variant spelling of sook 2
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How to use souk in a sentence
“This is the only place in the souk you can buy safety pins,” he said.
The Photographer Who Gave Up Manhattan for Marrakech | Liza Foreman | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTBut as an American creating a new brand here, and living the daily life of the souk, he seems to be in a league of his own.
The Photographer Who Gave Up Manhattan for Marrakech | Liza Foreman | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is a bazaar, a souk, an open-air temple celebrating cheap desire.
On a recent trip to the old souk, I entered a little shop that was entirely dedicated to General Abdul Karim Qassim.
As a result, the primary relationships in American family life have acquired the flavor of a Moroccan souk.
There is a tale of a certain Arab shopkeeper of the souk dEtoffes who married a stranger from overseas.
In the Land of Mosques & Minarets | Francis MiltounWe came through the souk, where were the sticks of meat roasting, and lots of people.
There are two market-days in Zinder: the great souk on Thursday, and the little one on Friday, the days following one another.
The souk to-day was full of people, but goods of value were wanting.
After about three or four hours' ride the Sarkee usually encamps, and a souk, or market, is opened at the camp for provisions.
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