suk

[ sook ]

/ suk /

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noun

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

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Also suq, souk .

Origin of suk

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

Words nearby suk

Suitland-Silver Hill, suit oneself, suitor, suit up, Suiyüan, suk, Sukarnapura, Sukarno, Sukarno Peak, Sukarnoputri, suka wena

Other definitions for suk (2 of 2)

Suk

[ sook ]

/ sʊk /

noun

Jo·sef

[yaw-zef], /ˈyɔ zɛf/, 1874–1935, Czech composer and violinist.

How to use suk in a sentence

About an hour and a half from Bangkok, the Wang Saen Suk Hell Garden is the largest of the themed areas.
Welcome to Buddhist Hell|Nina Strochlic|January 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Suk countered that perhaps the high prices were an indicator of desperation: “Why are high prices seen as a sign of health?”
Fashion Fights Design Piracy|Robin Givhan|July 15, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Hernandez was followed by Jeannie Suk, a professor at Harvard Law School who has studied innovation in the fashion industry.
Fashion Fights Design Piracy|Robin Givhan|July 15, 2011|DAILY BEAST
So Watt asked Suk to work out precisely what sort of instructions a hopelessly befuddled jury might be given and get back to him.
Fashion Fights Design Piracy|Robin Givhan|July 15, 2011|DAILY BEAST

"Tar-suk-apak-pee-o-mee-wanga;" which was plain, to be sure.
Left on Labrador|Charles Asbury Stephens
But, if bi-coit-suk does not mean twins, I am greatly mistaken.
Left on Labrador|Charles Asbury Stephens
Succussive, suk-kus′iv, adj. characterised by a shaking motion, as that of an earthquake.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
Sucken, suk′n, n. (Scots law) the district round a mill, the tenants farming which must grind their corn therein.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
Succentor, suk-sen′tor, n. a subcantor: the bass soloist in a choir.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various