# kiosk
## English
### Alternative forms

* kiosque (archaic)

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈkiːˌɒsk/
* (US) IPA: /ˈkiˌɑsk/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Audio (General Australian):(file)

### Noun

kiosk (plural kiosks)
* A small enclosed structure, often freestanding, open on one side or with a window, used as a booth to sell newspapers, cigarettes, etc.
** 2021, Pedro Mairal, The Woman from Uruguay, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 143:I remember that one time I went to the kiosk next door to buy condoms, it was raining, she appeared.
* A similar unattended stand for the automatic dispensing of tickets, etc; an e-kiosk.
** 2018 July 26, Hollis Johnson, “We tried the kiosks that analysts say could help McDonald's win back $2.7 billion in sales. Here's the verdict.”, in Business Insider‎:Not only has the infamous upgrade gone by the wayside, but cashiers at fast-food restaurants are becoming increasingly uncommon. McDonald's started rolling out ordering kiosks at its US locations in 2015, and the chain hasn't looked back since: by 2020, most of its 14,000 locations will have kiosks installed.
* A public telephone booth.
* A Turkish garden pavilion.

#### Derived terms

* e-kiosk
* Internet kiosk
* kiosker
* kiosklike
* telephone kiosk

#### Translations

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### Further reading

* kiosk on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* Kosik, kokis

## Crimean Tatar
### Noun

kiosk
* kiosk

#### Declension
### References

* Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎, Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

## Danish
### Etymology

Via German Kiosk, from Turkish köşk, from Persian کوشک (kôšk, “palace, portico”).

### Noun

kiosk c (singular definite kiosken, plural indefinite kiosker)
* kiosk
* convenience store, corner shop

#### Inflection
### References

* “kiosk” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Dutch
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kiˈɔsk/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: ki‧osk

### Noun

kiosk f (plural kiosken, diminutive kioskje n)
* a kiosk
* (Belgium) a bandstand, a band rotunda
* (Belgium) a Morris column
    Synonyms: infozuil, peperbus, reclamezuil

#### Derived terms

* bloemenkiosk
* kioskhouder
* krantenkiosk

#### Descendants

* Afrikaans: kiosk
* → Indonesian: kios
** → Ternate: kios

### References

* ↑ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press

## Estonian
### Etymology

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### Noun

kiosk (genitive kioski, partitive kioskit)
* kiosk

#### Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

### Further reading

* “kiosk”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From French kiosque (“kiosk”), from Italian chiosco (“kiosk”), from Turkish köşk (“villa, summer mansion; garden pavillion”), from Ottoman Turkish كوشك (köşk, “villa, small palace; pavillion”), from Persian کوشک (kôšk, “kiosk; palace, portico”), from Middle Persian kwšk' (kōšk, “pavillion, palace”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /çɔsk/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔsk
* Hyphenation: kiosk

### Noun

kiosk m (definite singular kiosken, indefinite plural kiosker, definite plural kioskene)
* a kiosk (a small enclosed structure, often freestanding, open on one side or with a window, used as a booth to sell newspapers, cigarettes, food, etc.)
    Å gå i kiosken for å kjøpe pastiller.To go to the kiosk to buy lozenges.
** 1990, Halfdan Kjerulf, Halfdan Kjerulfs dagbøker for årene 1833, 1840, 1850, 1851, page 58:jeg læste journalerne i kiosken idagI read the journals in the kiosk today
** 1930, Morgenbladet, page 6:en kiosk til salg av frukt og cigarettera kiosk for the sale of fruit and cigarettes
* (of the Orient) a garden pavilion; gazebo, garden house; garden castle
    Synonyms: hagepaviljong, lysthus, hagehus
** 1873, Henrik Ibsen, Kærlighedens komedie, page 93:fantasiens små kineserdukker, som sidder i kioskens lythe little Chinese dolls of the imagination, who sit in the pavillion's shelter
** 1997, Knut Hamsun, Knut Hamsuns brev IV, page 117:nu bygger jeg en kiosk til mig alene et stykke borte fra gaardennow I am building a garden pavillion for myself alone some distance away from the farm
* a telephone booth (a small enclosure housing a public telephone)
    Synonym: telefonkiosk
    Jeg ringer deg senere fra en kiosk, er det greit?I'll call you later from a telephone booth, is that okay?
* a smaller transformer station e.g. for the distribution of electrical energy to a small area
    Synonym: transformatorkiosk

#### Derived terms

* aviskiosk
* kiosklektyre
* kiosklitteratur
* kioskmat
* kioskroman
* kiosksalg
* kioskvare
* kioskvelter
* nattkiosk
* pølsekiosk
* reklamekiosk
* sjokoladekiosk
* storkiosk
* suvenirkiosk
* telefonkiosk
* trafokiosk
* transformatorkiosk

### References

* “kiosk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
* “kiosk” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
* “kiosk” in Store norske leksikon

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Turkish köşk.

### Noun

kiosk m (definite singular kiosken, indefinite plural kioskar, definite plural kioskane)
* a kiosk

### References

* “kiosk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Polish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkjɔsk/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔsk
* Syllabification: kiosk

### Noun

kiosk m inan
* kiosk (enclosed structure where cigarettes, magazines, etc. are sold)
* (architecture) kiosk (Turkish garden pavillion)
* (nautical) a sail of a submarine
* (dated) gazebo

#### Derived terms

* kioskowy
* kioskarka
* kioskarz

### Further reading

* kiosk in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* kiosk in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Swedish
### Etymology

From French kiosque, from Turkish köşk.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɕɔsk/, /kɪˈɔsk/, /kjɔsk/

### Noun

kiosk c
* kiosk, newsagent, corner shop; a small shop where you can buy low priced items such as (mostly) candy, newspapers, drink and a hot dog

#### Derived terms

* kioskvältare (“bestseller, blockbuster”)
* korvkiosk