souk

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French souk, from Arabic سُوق (sūq, “market”). More at souq.

Noun

souk (plural souks)

1. Alternative spelling of souq

Anagrams

• Kuos

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سُوق (sūq, “market”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /suk/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

souk m (plural souks)

1. souq (Arabic market)
2. (figurative, colloquial) mess, chaos
   • 2003, Michaëla de Filsjacq, L'enfer du JE, Éditions Le Manuscrit, →ISBN, page 172:

     Tout sera bien rangé, personne ne viendra foutre le souk chez moi. Je ne donnerai mon adresse à personne.

     Everything will be tidy, no one will come and mess shit up at my place. I won't give my address to anyone.

Further reading

• “souk”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Portuguese

Noun

souk m (plural souks)

1. Alternative form of souq