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) small sheltered square in a hamlet or village 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