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Word of the Day: Quiosco

By Gerald Erichsen, About.com

La palabra del día: el quiosco
Pronunciación aproximada: KYOH-skoh Listen
Significado: kiosk, newspaper stand, bandstand
Ejemplo: Recuerda la sorpresa de sus colegas franceses ante un fenómeno eminentemente español: la venta en quioscos de prensa de libros tan elevados como los clásicos griegos y latinos.
Traducción: He recalls the surprise of his French colleagues toward a particularly Spanish phenomenon: the sale in newsstands of books as highbrow as the Greek and Latin classics.
Aviso: This word is sometimes spelled kiosco.
Gerald Erichsen
Guide since 1998

Gerald Erichsen
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