kiosk
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kiosk
- /ˈkiːˌɒsk/ UK
- /ˈkiˌɑsk/ US
Where it comes from
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).
noun kiosks · kiosque
- A small enclosed structure, often freestanding, open on one side or with a window, used as a booth to sell newspapers, cigarettes, etc. I remember that one time I went to the kiosk next door to buy condoms, it was raining, she appeared.
- A similar but unattended stand for the automatic dispensing of tickets, etc; an e-kiosk. Not only has the infamous upgrade gone by the wayside, but cashiers at fast-food restaurants are becoming increasingly uncommon. McDonald's started rolling out ordering kiosks at its US locations in 2015, and the chain hasn't looked back since: by 2020, most of its 14,000 locations will have kiosks
- A public telephone booth. "'Course I do. I was in the yard office before I came on here. And you don't need a number for police; you—" "That's all right, lad. Slip down into the High Street as quick as you can cut and put that through from the nearest kiosk. Here's a couple of pennies—"
- A Turkish garden pavilion.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: booth, cubicle, stall, newsstand, lodge, flag, corridor, passageway, pavilion, station, newspaper, terminal, exhibit, exhibition, gazebo, desk
Translations
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noun enclosed structure where cigarettes, magazines, etc are sold
| Español | quiosco, kiosco, estanquillo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 매점 maejeom, 가판대 gapandae, 판매점 panmaejeom |
| 日本語 | キオスク kiosuku, 売店 baiten |
| 中文 | 商亭 shāngtíng, 亭 tíng, 亭子 tíngzi, 便亭 biàntíng, 售貨亭 /售货亭 shòuhuòtíng, 攤亭 /摊亭 tāntíng |
| हिन्दी | गुमटी gumṭī, खोखा khokhā |
| Português | quiosque, banca |
| Français | kiosque |
| Deutsch | Kiosk, Büdchen |
| Italiano | chiosco |
| Ελληνικά | περίπτερο períptero |
| Română | chioșc |
| Русский | кио́ск kiósk, ларёк larjók, бу́дка búdka |
| Tiếng Việt | gian hàng, quán, ki-ốt |
| العربية | كُشْك kušk |
| עברית | קִיּוֹסְק kiósk |
Talk about this word "kiosk." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kiosk. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. kiosk. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kiosk "kiosk." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kiosk.Cite this
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title = {kiosk},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kiosk},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
