souk
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- noun
- /suːk/
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- Visitors to Marrakech often enjoy exploring the famous souk where they can buy local crafts and souvenirs.
- Souk des Chechias
For 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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A busy market with many small shops, often in South Asia or the Middle East
A market with many small stalls and busy crowds often in Arab towns
An outdoor place where people sell food and crafts
An open town area where people meet to buy and sell goods
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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.