kiosk.
A small enclosed structure, often freestanding, open on one side or with a window, used as a booth to sell newspapers, cigarettes, etc.
Meaning & usage
A small enclosed structure, often freestanding, open on one side or with a window, used as a booth to sell newspapers, cigarettes, etc.
A similar but unattended stand for the automatic dispensing of tickets, etc; an e-kiosk.
A public telephone booth.
A Turkish garden pavilion.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Middle Persian kwšk' (kōšk)bor. Classical Persian کوشْک (kōšk)bor. Ottoman Turkish كوشك (köşk)bor. Italian chioscobor. French kiosquebor. English kiosk Earlier kiosque, from French kiosque, from Italian chiosco, from Ottoman Turkish كوشك (köşk), from Classical Persian کوشْک (kōšk, “palace, portico”), from Middle Persian kwšk' (kōšk).
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