Dictionary

booth en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /bʉð/ (Scotland)
• /buːθ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• /buθ/ (General-American)
• /bʉθ/ (Scotland)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /buːð/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Germanic *būaną Proto-Germanic *bōþō Old Norse búð Old East Norse *bóðbor. Middle English bothe English booth Inherited from Middle English bothe, from Old East Norse *bóð, from Proto-Germanic *bōþō, *būþiz, *buþǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-. Compare Middle Low German bôde, Middle Dutch boede, German Bude.

Meanings

1. A small stall for the display and sale of goods.
2. (dated) A temporary shelter, often in the form of a tent, shed, or canopied structure.
   • When Gro came to the Witches’ booths he found them guarded even as the Red Foliot had said, and the booths of them of Demonland in like manner. So went he into the royal booth where the King lay in state on a bier of spear-shafts, robed in his kingly robes over his armour that was painted black and inlaid with gold, and the crown of Witchland on his head. 1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, page 41:
3. A boxlike room or enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person, such as a phone booth or polling booth.
4. An enclosed seating area consisting of a table next to a wall set between two high-backed benches, as in a diner or café.
   • Sitting in one of the booths (with table and comfy seats) in the open plan ground floor reception, Network Rail Business Change Manager Sarah Newman explains how NR had been eyeing up the building in late 2024, with work starting on site in August 2025. 2025 December 24, Andy Comfort, “Signalling a change in training”, in RAIL, number 1051, page 28:
5. An enclosure for keeping animals.
6. (slang, with “the”) A recording studio.

Forms

Deriveds

boothlike · booth babe · polling booth · phone booth · boothman · toll booth · confession booth · bothy · sound booth · boothette · recording booth · ticketbooth · boother · buddy booth · telebooth · boothmate · suicide booth · kissing booth · boothless · telephone booth · voting booth · control booth · photo booth · ticket booth · forebooth

Descendants

부스 · bùth · bwth · বুথ · ブース

Relateds

stall · stand · kiosk

Translations (127)

pt banca (a small stall for the display and sale of goods) · de Sitzecke (an enclosed table with seats, as in a diner or café) · it cabina (an enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) · de Bude (an enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) · hy տաղավար (a small stall for the display and sale of goods) · ru каби́на (an enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) · de Ecke (an enclosed table with seats, as in a diner or café) · es caseta (an enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) · ru бу́дка (an enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) · ms gerai (a small stall for the display and sale of goods) · dsb buda (an enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) · la pergula (a small stall for the display and sale of goods) · es puesto (a small stall for the display and sale of goods) · id bilik (an enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) · de Nische (an enclosed table with seats, as in a diner or café) · am መደብር (a small stall for the display and sale of goods) · ko 부스 (an enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) · es mesa encuadrada (an enclosed table with seats, as in a diner or café) · yue 卡位 (an enclosed table with seats, as in a diner or café) · cs box (an enclosed table with seats, as in a diner or café) · tr kulübe (an enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) · ro cabină (an enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) · ms pondok (an enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) · pt cabine (an enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) · ru стенд (a small stall for the display and sale of goods) · gl estaribel (a small stall for the display and sale of goods) · es mesa de pretil (an enclosed table with seats, as in a diner or café) · uk кабі́на (an enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) · be кабі́на (an enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) · ro separeu (an enclosed table with seats, as in a diner or café) · vi bốt (an enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) · it stand (a small stall for the display and sale of goods) · fr guérite (an enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) · ro tarabă (a small stall for the display and sale of goods) · ota باراقه (an enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) · bg серги́я (a small stall for the display and sale of goods) · ko 부스 (a small stall for the display and sale of goods) · ga bothán (an enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) · fr box (an enclosed table with seats, as in a diner or café) · es cabina (an enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) · de Messestand (a small stall for the display and sale of goods) · fr stand (a small stall for the display and sale of goods) · bg щанд (a small stall for the display and sale of goods) · id stan (a small stall for the display and sale of goods) · nl cabinet (an enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) · ar حُجَيْرَة (an enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) · hu stand (a small stall for the display and sale of goods) · ga both (a small stall for the display and sale of goods) · es stand (a small stall for the display and sale of goods) · cmn 小室 (an enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) · eo budo (an enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) · es mesa con poyete (an enclosed table with seats, as in a diner or café) · gl gorita (an enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) · ota عریش (an enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) · gl telderexo (a small stall for the display and sale of goods) · mk сепаре (an enclosed table with seats, as in a diner or café) · cmn 棚 (an enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) · uk кабі́нка (an enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) · es mesa entrecerrada (an enclosed table with seats, as in a diner or café) · ms petak (an enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) · id gerai (a small stall for the display and sale of goods) · hi गुमटी (a small stall for the display and sale of goods) · cmn 攤子 /摊子 (a small stall for the display and sale of goods) · gl caritel (an enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) · it bancarella (a small stall for the display and sale of goods) · uk бу́дка (an enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) · es cabina (an enclosed table with seats, as in a diner or café) · da bod (a small stall for the display and sale of goods) · ar كُشْك (a small stall for the display and sale of goods) · de Bude (a small stall for the display and sale of goods) · mi wharau (an enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) · fi myyntikoju (a small stall for the display and sale of goods) · nb bu (a small stall for the display and sale of goods) · de Sitznische (an enclosed table with seats, as in a diner or café) · gd pùball (a small stall for the display and sale of goods) · cs stánek (prodejní, výstavní) (a small stall for the display and sale of goods) · tr stant (a small stall for the display and sale of goods) · fr échoppe (a small stall for the display and sale of goods) · ga both (an enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) · de Stand (a small stall for the display and sale of goods) · fa-ira باجِه (an enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) · dsb buda (a small stall for the display and sale of goods) · ja 売店 (a small stall for the display and sale of goods) · fa-ira غُرْفِه (a small stall for the display and sale of goods) · cmn 亭 (an enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) · de Zelle (an enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) · be бу́дка (an enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) · es mesa encajonada (an enclosed table with seats, as in a diner or café) · eo budo (a small stall for the display and sale of goods) · ru каби́нка (an enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) · fr cabine (an enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) · bg бу́дка (an enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) · ko 박스 (an enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) · hi खोखा (a small stall for the display and sale of goods) · pl budka (a small stall for the display and sale of goods) · tr kabin (an enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) · fi loosi (an enclosed table with seats, as in a diner or café) · hy կրպակ (a small stall for the display and sale of goods) · nl stand (a small stall for the display and sale of goods) · ja スタンド (a small stall for the display and sale of goods) · sk búdka (an enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) · ota قولبه (an enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) · vi buồng (an enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) · hu fülke (an enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) · ja ブース (an enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) · hy խցիկ (an enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) · ko 점포 (a small stall for the display and sale of goods) · cs kóje (an enclosed table with seats, as in a diner or café) · ar كَابِينَة (an enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) · es mesa entornada (an enclosed table with seats, as in a diner or café) · ms reruai (a small stall for the display and sale of goods) · gl chiolo (a small stall for the display and sale of goods) · mk бутка (a small stall for the display and sale of goods) · gl garita (an enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) · mi tāwharu (an enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) · it bugigattolo (a small stall for the display and sale of goods) · cmn 貨攤 /货摊 (a small stall for the display and sale of goods) · fi koppi (an enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) · ja ブース (a small stall for the display and sale of goods) · ja 露店 (a small stall for the display and sale of goods) · fi koju (a small stall for the display and sale of goods) · ms ررواي (a small stall for the display and sale of goods) · es garita (an enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) · be кабі́нка (an enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) · cs budka (an enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person) · es caseta (a small stall for the display and sale of goods) · es friquitín (a small stall for the display and sale of goods)