US /ˈkiˌɑsk/ UK /ˈkiːɒsk/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a small open-fronted booth for selling goods or providing information

    She bought a paper and a coffee from the kiosk near the station.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a small open-fronted booth... boothstallstandcabinpavilionnewsstand

Etymology

From French kiosque, from Turkish köşk ('pavilion, garden house'), from Persian kūshk ('palace, portico').

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