quiosque

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French kiosque,[1][2] from Turkish köşk (“pavilion”), from Ottoman Turkish كوشك (köşk), from Persian کوشک (kôšk, “palace, portico”), from Middle Persian kwšk' (kōšk). Compare Spanish kiosco.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kiˈɔs.ki/ [kɪˈɔs.ki], (faster pronunciation) /ˈkjɔs.ki/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kiˈɔʃ.ki/ [kɪˈɔʃ.ki], (faster pronunciation) /ˈkjɔʃ.ki/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kiˈɔs.ke/ [kɪˈɔs.ke], (faster pronunciation) /ˈkjɔs.ke/

  • Rhymes: -ɔski, -ɔʃkɨ
  • Hyphenation: qui‧os‧que

Noun

quiosque m (plural quiosques)

  1. kiosk
  2. booth used to sell short order food or drinks

References

  1. ^ “quiosque”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
  2. ^ “quiosque”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
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