azougue

Meaning

market square

Pronounced as (IPA)

/aˈθowɣe̝/

Etymology

Cognate with Portuguese: açougue

Cognate with Spanish: zoco

Cognate with Maltese: suq

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese açougue (13th century), from Arabic اَلسُّوق (as-sūq, “the market, the souq”), from Aramaic שוקא or ܫܘܩܐ (šūqā, “street, market”), from Akkadian 𒋻 (sūqu, “street”), from 𒊓𒀀𒆪 (sāqu, “narrow”). Cognate with Portuguese açougue, Spanish zoco and Maltese suq. Doublet of alcouce.