kiosk

[ kee-osk, kee-osk ]
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noun
  1. a small structure having one or more sides open, used as a newsstand, refreshment stand, bandstand, etc.

  2. a thick, columnlike structure on which notices, advertisements, etc., are posted.

  1. an interactive computer terminal available for public use, as one with internet access or site-specific information: Students use kiosks to look up campus events.

  2. an open pavilion or summerhouse common in Turkey and Iran.

  3. British. a telephone booth.

Origin of kiosk

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First recorded in 1615–25; from French kiosque “stand in a public park,” ultimately from Turkish köşk “villa,” from Persian kūshk “palace, villa”

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British Dictionary definitions for kiosk

kiosk

/ (ˈkiːɒsk) /


noun
  1. a small sometimes movable booth from which cigarettes, newspapers, light refreshments, etc, are sold

  2. mainly British a telephone box

  1. mainly US a thick post on which advertisements are posted

  2. (in Turkey, Iran, etc, esp formerly) a light open-sided pavilion

Origin of kiosk

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C17: from French kiosque bandstand, from Turkish kösk, from Persian kūshk pavilion

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