kiosk
pronunciation
How to pronounce kiosk in British English:
UK [ˈkiːɒsk]
How to pronounce kiosk in American English:
US [ˈkiːɑːsk]
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- Noun:
- small area set off by walls for special use
Word Origin
- kiosk (n.)
- 1620s, "open pavilion," from French kiosque (17c.), from Turkish koshk, kiöshk "pavilion, palace," from Persian kushk "palace, portico." Later of newsstands (1865). Modern sense influenced by British telephone kiosk (1928).
Example
- 1. But when she returned to her hometown in early 1960s , the kiosk was no more .
- 2. Once the device on offer has been identified , the kiosk then enters it into an electronic auction .
- 3. Y ou 're in an airport bookshop on your holiday , orat a kiosk while on business in london or newyork .
- 4. The podictionary word for today is kiosk : if you need to buy tickets to the theatre or something you might do it at a kiosk .
- 5. Sunlight floods in through windows in the vaulted main room of new york city 's grand central terminal , illuminating the main concourse , ticket windows and information kiosk .