souq
José Navarro, The Souk, 1900
Meaning
Noun
- A street market, particularly in Arabic- and Somali-speaking countries; a place where people buy and sell goods.
Origin
- From Arabic سُوق ("market"), from Aramaic שוקא or ܫܘܩܐ, from Akkadian 𒋻 ("street"), from 𒊓𒆸.
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