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  suk

  noun

  (especially in the Arab countries) the market, especially the traditional bazaar.
• Suk
  Suk

  noun

  Josef 1874–1935, Czech composer and violinist.

suk

¹ American  

[sook] / suk /

Also suq,

noun

1. (especially in the Arab countries) the market, especially the traditional bazaar.

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Suk ² American  

[sook] / sʊk /

noun

1. Josef 1874–1935, Czech composer and violinist.

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Etymology

Origin of suk

First recorded in 1820–30, suk is from the Arabic word sūq

Example Sentences

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To be honest, the luu suk, pig blood soup with MSG sauce, is not the best dish at Night + Market Song.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2015

It’s more like dipping — you roll balls of sticky rice in your hands and sop up something like luu suk, a pork blood and MSG “soup” served with pork cracklings, lemongrass and fried garlic.

From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2014

We call the foam on waves sukien: that word is made from two words of the Old Speech, suk, feather, and inien, the sea.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin

On our way back we met Narayan Singh returning from the suk with parcels under his arm.

From The Lion of Petra by Talbot Mundy

What is his purpose with her—that he would not show her in the suk as the law prescribes, but comes slinking here to beg thee set aside the law for him?

From The Sea-Hawk by Rafael Sabatini

Pyongyang sent trash-filled balloons and broadcast unsettling noises across the border during the administration of Lee's hawkish predecessor, Yoon Suk Yeol.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

But it’s not an easy decision, Suk added, because Meta “is the 800-pound gorilla in the room” when it comes to online advertising.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 16, 2026

It took just over 14 months for Yoon Suk Yeol to go from South Korea's presidential residence to a life behind bars.

From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2026

South Korea's former president Yoon Suk Yeol apologised Friday for the "hardship" caused by his 2024 martial law decree, one day after he was sentenced to life in prison for insurrection.

From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026

I remember well the day when that procession of girls and teachers rode and walked down from Suk el Ghurb to Beirût.

From The Women of the Arabs by Charles S. (Charles Seymour) Robinson