souk
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- noun
- /suːk/
- Visitors to Marrakech often enjoy exploring the famous souk where they can buy local crafts and souvenirs.
- Souk des Chechias
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Watch on YouTubeFor example, we would go to the souk to go shopping and Westerners standing in line at the cash register waiting to pay.
- For example, we would go to the souk to go shopping and Westerners standing in line at the cash register waiting to pay.
- He can walk onto the street of almost any Arab city and go into any souk and hear what the locals are saying and have a dialogue with them.
Examples
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I dash out of the gates of the souk, across the plaza.
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An old man offered a poor boy wandering in a Moroccan souk an extraordinary job.
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I can see the souk through the window behind you.
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- I have to go back to the souk.
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We find the gold souk, then the spice souk.
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The market or souk in Tangier is one of the best in Morocco.
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My uncle sells rugs in the next souk.
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Who's up for a morning trip to the souk in Old Abu Dhabi?
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There, in the souks where tourists and locals buy goods, the vendors expect you to haggle.
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The Fez souk is a glorious maze that you'll be delighted to become lost in.
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Synonyms
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A place where people buy and sell food and other items
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An open area or building in a town where people buy and sell goods
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A busy market with many small shops selling goods, often outdoors
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A market that takes place outdoors where stalls sell food and other goods
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An open town area where people meet to buy and sell goods
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A busy market with many small shops, often in South Asia or the Middle East
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An outdoor place where people sell food and crafts
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A market with many small stalls and busy crowds often in Arab towns
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Etymology
Souk comes from the Arabic word sūq, which means 'market'. Think of a busy open-air place full of stalls selling spices, cloth and jewelry, and you can see why souk today means an open-air market in Arab towns.