kiosk.
a kiosk (a small enclosed structure, often freestanding, open on one side or with a window, used as a booth to sell newspapers, cigarettes, food, etc.)
Meaning & usage
a kiosk (a small enclosed structure, often freestanding, open on one side or with a window, used as a booth to sell newspapers, cigarettes, food, etc.)
Å gå i kiosken for å kjøpe pastiller.
a garden pavilion; gazebo, garden house; garden castle
a telephone booth (a small enclosure housing a public telephone)
Jeg ringer deg senere fra en kiosk, er det greit?
a smaller transformer station e.g. for the distribution of electrical energy to a small area
Where this word comes from
From French kiosque (“kiosk”), from Italian chiosco (“kiosk”), from Turkish köşk (“villa, summer mansion; garden pavillion”), from Ottoman Turkish كوشك (köşk, “villa, small palace; pavillion”), from Persian کوشک (kôšk, “kiosk; palace, portico”), from Middle Persian kwšk' (kōšk, “pavillion, palace”).
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