1. a small open-fronted hut or cubicle from which newspapers, refreshments, tickets, etc., are sold.
▪ a small structure in a public area used for providing information or displaying advertisements, often incorporating an interactive display screen or screens.
▪ a phone booth.
▪ (in Turkey and Iran) a light open pavilion or summerhouse.
Word Originearly 17th century (in the sense ‘pavilion’): from French kiosque, from Turkish köşk ‘pavilion’, from Persian kuš.
