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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

The sheikh es suk, who was at that time rather short of money, promised to release the prisoners if they could collect fifty dollars amongst them.

From Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 by F. R. Wingate

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

Han Hak-ja, 83, was accused of providing luxury items, including a designer handbag, to former first lady Kim Keon Hee while her husband, Yoon Suk Yeol, was president, in an attempt to secure policy favours.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

A South Korean court has sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in jail for sending drones into North Korea.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

They swept to victory last June, after the disgraced former president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was impeached for a bizarre six-hour attempt to declare martial law.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026

Suk says the card points earned from his company’s Meta ad spend goes toward booking free business flights, saving thousands of dollars in travel expenses annually.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 16, 2026

There is a "Suk," or market-street of the usual form, a long narrow lane darkened by a covering of palm leaves, with little shops let into the walls of the houses on both sides.

From Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 1 by Sir Richard Francis Burton