Masculine

quiosco

Meaning

  1. (masculine) kiosk
  2. (masculine) newsstand

Translations

Frequency

28k
Hyphenated as
quios‧co
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkjosko/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from French kiosque, from Turkish köşk, from Persian کوشک (kušk), from Middle Persian kwšk' (kōšk, “pavillion”). First attested in 1790, and became well-established by late 19th c.

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