quiosco

kiosk

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This word may also be spelled “kiosco."

quiosco(

kyohs

koh

)

A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).

masculine noun

1. (stall)

a. kiosk

Voy al quiosco a comprar cigarrillos. ¿Necesitas algo?I'm going to the kiosk to buy cigarettes. Do you need something?

b. newsstand (for newspapers)

Lo siento, en este quiosco no vendemos esa revista.I'm sorry, but we don't sell that magazine at this newsstand.

c. newspaper kiosk (for newspapers)

Cada mañana, solía ir primero al kiosco a buscar el diario.Every morning she'd head to the newspaper kiosk to get the daily paper.

d. concession stand (for food)

Regionalism used in the United States

(United States)

Compré nachos y un refresco en el quiosco.I got some nachos and a soda from the concession stand.

e. refreshment stand (for food)

Hay un kiosco donde puedes comprar perros calientes, helados, bebidas y otros tentempiés.There's a refreshment stand where you can purchase hot dogs, ice cream, drinks, and other snacks.

2. (music)

a. bandstand

Cuando la orquesta no va a tocar, parejas de ancianos usan el quiosco para practicar tango.When the orchestra is not playing, old couples use the bandstand to practice tango.

3. (summerhouse)

a. pavilion

Vamos a casarnos en el quiosco de ladrillos rojos que construyó mi bisabuelo.We are getting married under the red-brick pavilion my great-grandfather built.

quiosco

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (tenderete)

a. kiosk

2. (de periódicos)

a. newspaper stand o kiosk

quiosco de músicabandstand

quiosco

[de venta] kiosk; stand; stall; (pabellón) summerhouse; pavilion

quiosco de música bandstand

quiosco de necesidad public lavatory