booth

See also: Booth

English

Etymology

From Middle English bothe, from either Old English bōth or Old Norse bóð (compare Swedish bod) and/or the variant búð (> Scots buth), from Proto-Germanic *bōþō, *būþiz, *buþǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-. Compare Middle Low German bôde, Middle Dutch boede, German Bude.

Pronunciation

  • (England) IPA(key): /buːð/, /buːθ/
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  • (General American) IPA(key): /buːθ/
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  • Rhymes: -uːθ, -uːð

Noun

booth (plural booths)

  1. A small stall for the display and sale of goods.
  2. An enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person.
  3. An enclosed table with seats, as in a diner or café.
  4. An enclosure for keeping animals.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Bengali: বুথ (buth)
  • Scottish Gaelic: bùth
  • Welsh: bwth

Translations

See also

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