how to pronounce kiosk

/ˈkiːˌɔːsk/

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kiosk is pronounced in two syllables

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1.

iː

2.

ɔː

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An example use of kiosk in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… working at the snack kiosk and the union …”

meanings of kiosk

noun:

A public telephone booth.
A small enclosed structure, often freestanding, open on one side or with a window, used as a booth to sell newspapers, cigarettes, etc.
A similar unattended stand for the automatic dispensing of tickets, etc.
A Turkish garden pavilion.

kiosk frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word kiosk occurs in english on average 1.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics kiosk can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that kiosk can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;