kiosk
nounUK /ˈkiːˌɒsk/ · US /ˈkiˌɑsk/
Etymology Earlier kiosque, from French kiosque, from Italian chiosco, from Ottoman Turkish كوشك (köşk), from Classical Persian کوشْک (kōšk, “palace, portico”), from Middle Persian kwšk' (kōšk).
1
A small enclosed structure, often freestanding, open on one side or with a window, used as a booth to sell newspapers, cigarettes, etc.
- I remember that one time I went to the kiosk next door to buy condoms, it was raining, she appeared.2021, Pedro Mairal, The Woman from Uruguay, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 143:
2
A similar but unattended stand for the automatic dispensing of tickets, etc; an e-kiosk.
- 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.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:
3
A public telephone booth.
- "'Course I do. I was in the yard office before I came on here. And you don't need a number for police; you—" "That's all right, lad. Slip down into the High Street as quick as you can cut and put that through from the nearest kiosk. Here's a couple of pennies—"1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London:
4
A Turkish garden pavilion.
- Derived terms
- e-kiosk, Internet kiosk, kiosked, kiosker, kiosklike, telekiosk, telephone kiosk