alcouce

Galician

Etymology

From a metathesis of Arabic اَلسُّوق (as-sūq, “the market, the souq”). Doublet of azougue.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈkowθe̝/

Noun

alcouce m (plural alcouces)

1. small sheltered square in a hamlet or village
2. brothel

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “alcouce”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega