booth

See also: Booth

English

Etymology

From Middle English bothe, from Old Norse bóð (compare Swedish bod) and/or the commoner variant búð (from the latter Scots buth), from Proto-Germanic [Term?]. Compare Middle Low German bōde, Middle Dutch boede, German Bude.

Pronunciation

  • (England) IPA(key): /buːð/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /buːθ/
  • 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

  • Scottish Gaelic: bùth

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