kiosk

Senso

1. A small enclosed structure, often freestanding, open on one side or with a window, used as a booth to sell newspapers, cigarettes, etc.
2. A similar unattended stand for the automatic dispensing of tickets, etc.
3. A public telephone booth.
4. A Turkish garden pavilion.

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈkiːˌɒsk/

Etimologia

Earlier kiosque, from French kiosque, from Italian chiosco, from Ottoman Turkish كوشك (köşk), from Persian کوشک (kôšk, “palace, portico”), from Middle Persian kwšk' (kōšk).