shoke

English

Alternative forms

• shouq

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi शौक़ (śauq), ultimately from Arabic شَوْق (šawq). Doublet of shiok.

Noun

shoke (plural shokes)

1. (India, obsolete) A hobby, a favourite pursuit or whim.

References

• Henry Yule, A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903) “shoke”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […].