Kilo Lingo

/buːð/

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Translation

A small space with walls where one person can phone, vote, or work; also a table with high seats against a wall in a restaurant.

Word origin

From Old Norse buth, meaning a hut or a market stall, from bua, to live in a place.

Origin
Old Norse
Root
buth

Examples

stepped .

A booth is a small closed space for one or two people.

Voters marked polling .

A polling booth is the small private space where people vote.

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In a restaurant, a booth is a table with high seats built around it.

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This word is part of lesson 50.