Phrase guide

telephone booth

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A small enclosure housing a public telephone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: phone booth, phone box, telephone box, telephone kiosk

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

booth for using a telephone

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: phone booth, call box, telephone box, telephone kiosk

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: booth, cubicle, stall, kiosk

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

50 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: telefoonhokkie — small enclosure housing a public telephone
  • Afrikaans: tiekieboks — small enclosure housing a public telephone
  • Arabic: كابينة هاتف — small enclosure housing a public telephone
  • Bengali: টেলিফোন স্টল (ṭeliphōn sṭol) — small enclosure housing a public telephone
  • Bulgarian: телефонна будка (telefonna budka) — small enclosure housing a public telephone
  • Catalan: cabina telefònica — small enclosure housing a public telephone
  • Chinese Cantonese: 電話亭 /电话亭 — small enclosure housing a public telephone
  • Chinese: 電話亭 /电话亭 (tiān-ōe-têng) — small enclosure housing a public telephone
  • Chinese Mandarin: 電話亭 /电话亭 (diànhuàtíng) — small enclosure housing a public telephone
  • Czech: telefonní budka — small enclosure housing a public telephone
  • Danish: telefonboks — small enclosure housing a public telephone
  • Dutch: telefooncel — small enclosure housing a public telephone
  • Esperanto: telefonbudo — small enclosure housing a public telephone
  • Estonian: telefoniputka — small enclosure housing a public telephone
  • Finnish: puhelinkioski — small enclosure housing a public telephone
  • Finnish: puhelinkoppi — small enclosure housing a public telephone
  • French: cabine téléphonique — small enclosure housing a public telephone
  • French: taxiphone — small enclosure housing a public telephone
  • Galician: cabina de teléfono — small enclosure housing a public telephone
  • German: Telefonzelle — small enclosure housing a public telephone
  • Greek: τηλεφωνικός θάλαμος (tilefonikós thálamos) — small enclosure housing a public telephone
  • Hebrew: תָּא טֶלֶפוֹן — small enclosure housing a public telephone
  • Hungarian: telefonfülke — small enclosure housing a public telephone
  • Icelandic: símaklefi — small enclosure housing a public telephone
  • Italian: cabina telefonica — small enclosure housing a public telephone
  • Japanese: 電話ボックス (denwa bokkusu) — small enclosure housing a public telephone
  • Japanese: 電話ブース (denwa būsu) — small enclosure housing a public telephone
  • Korean: 공중전화 박스 (gongjungjeonhwa bakseu) — small enclosure housing a public telephone
  • Korean: 공중전화 부스 (gongjungjeonhwa buseu) — small enclosure housing a public telephone
  • Macedonian: телефо́нска говорница (telefónska govornica) — small enclosure housing a public telephone
  • Macedonian: говорница (govornica) — small enclosure housing a public telephone
  • Manx: bwaane çhellvane — small enclosure housing a public telephone
  • Norman: kiosque d'téléphône — small enclosure housing a public telephone
  • Norwegian Bokmål: telefonkiosk — small enclosure housing a public telephone
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kiosk — small enclosure housing a public telephone
  • Polish: budka telefoniczna — small enclosure housing a public telephone
  • Portuguese: cabine telefônica — small enclosure housing a public telephone
  • Romanian: cabină telefonică — small enclosure housing a public telephone
  • Romansh: cabina da telefon — small enclosure housing a public telephone
  • Russian: телефо́нная бу́дка (telefónnaja búdka) — small enclosure housing a public telephone
  • Russian: телефо́н-автома́т (telefón-avtomát) — small enclosure housing a public telephone
  • Scottish Gaelic: bocsa-fòn — small enclosure housing a public telephone
  • Serbo-Croatian: телефонска говорница — small enclosure housing a public telephone
  • Serbo-Croatian: телефонска кабина — small enclosure housing a public telephone
  • Serbo-Croatian: telefonska govornica — small enclosure housing a public telephone
  • Serbo-Croatian: telefonska kabina — small enclosure housing a public telephone
  • Spanish: cabina telefónica — small enclosure housing a public telephone
  • Swahili: kibanda cha simu — small enclosure housing a public telephone
  • Swedish: telefonkiosk — small enclosure housing a public telephone
  • Turkish: telefon kulübesi — small enclosure housing a public telephone