chiosco

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish كوشك (köşk), from Persian کوشک (kôšk, 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

Further reading

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