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edicola

newsstand, kiosk

noun eh-DEE-koh-lah Rare
Communication Media

Origin: Latin aedicula (small building, shrine).

Usage Note

Edicola is the traditional Italian street newsstand selling newspapers, magazines, and tobacco products. It is an important fixture of Italian urban life; the proprietor is the edicolante. In religious contexts edicola can mean a small roadside shrine — the original Latin meaning. The plural is edicole.

Examples

"Compro il giornale all'edicola ogni mattina."

Natural Translation

I buy the newspaper at the newsstand every morning.

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