kiosk
noun
[ ˈkiːɒsk ]
• a small open-fronted hut or cubicle from which newspapers, refreshments, tickets, etc. are sold.
Similar:
booth,
stand,
stall,
counter,
refreshments kiosk,
news stand,
bookstall,
telephone kiosk,
box,
compartment,
cubicle,
cabin,
hut,
enclosure,
• a public phone booth.
• (in Turkey and Iran) a light open pavilion or summer house.
Origin:
early 17th century (in the sense ‘pavilion’): from French kiosque, from Turkish köşk ‘pavilion’, from Persian kuš .
