chiosco

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish كوشك (köşk), from Classical Persian کوشْک (kōšk, “palace, portico”), from Middle Persian kwšk' (kōšk).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkjɔs.ko/
  • Rhymes: -ɔsko
  • Hyphenation: chiò‧sco

Noun

chiosco m (plural chioschi)

  1. kiosk
  2. stall
  3. outhouse

Synonyms

Descendants

  • → English: kiosk, kiosque (archaic)
    • → Japanese: キオスク (kiosuku)
    • → Korean: 키오스크 (kioseukeu)
  • → French: kiosque (see there for further descendants)
  • → German: Kiosk
  • → Persian: کیوسک (kiyusk)

Further reading

  • chiosco in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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