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souk

noun \ˈsük\

: a marketplace in North Africa or the Middle East

Full Definition of SOUK

:  a marketplace in northern Africa or the Middle East; also :  a stall in such a marketplace
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Variants of SOUK

souk also suq \ˈsük\
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Origin of SOUK

Arabic sūq market
First Known Use: 1826

Rhymes with SOUK

cuke, duke, fluke, gook, juke, kook, Luke, nuke, Nuuk, puke, snook, spook, tuque, uke, yeuk, zouk

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2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. souk
  2. suq
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