suk

¹

[ sook ]

noun

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

Suk

²

[ sook ]

noun

1. Jo·sef [yaw, -zef], 1874–1935, Czech composer and violinist.

Word History and Origins

Origin of suk¹

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

Example Sentences

About an hour and a half from Bangkok, the Wang Saen Suk Hell Garden is the largest of the themed areas.

From The Daily Beast

Suk countered that perhaps the high prices were an indicator of desperation: “Why are high prices seen as a sign of health?”

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Hernandez was followed by Jeannie Suk, a professor at Harvard Law School who has studied innovation in the fashion industry.

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So Watt asked Suk to work out precisely what sort of instructions a hopelessly befuddled jury might be given and get back to him.

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"Tar-suk-apak-pee-o-mee-wanga;" which was plain, to be sure.

From Project Gutenberg

But, if bi-coit-suk does not mean twins, I am greatly mistaken.

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Succussive, suk-kus′iv, adj. characterised by a shaking motion, as that of an earthquake.

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Sucken, suk′n, n. (Scots law) the district round a mill, the tenants farming which must grind their corn therein.

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Succentor, suk-sen′tor, n. a subcantor: the bass soloist in a choir.

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