Spanish Conversation · Level 89
60 words
Spanish word
taquilla
Pronunciation
IPA/taˈkiʝa/
Meaning
- feminine nounticket office
Example
¿Dónde está la taquilla?
Where is the ticket office?
More examples
Compré las entradas en la taquilla del teatro.
I bought the tickets at the theatre box office.
Core concept
Small ticket window or booth at a theater, cinema, or station.
Common phrases
taquilla de entradas
box office
cola en la taquilla
queue at the box office
taquilla del teatro
theater box office
Similar words
boletería: Sells tickets for performances and events at a theater or cinema.
ventanilla: Handles transactions through a small window, passing tickets, documents, or payments.
mostrador: Conducts face-to-face customer service and sales at an indoor counter.
Definition in Spanish
Ventanilla, caja o casillero destinado a la venta de entradas y, por extensión, al depósito de equipajes en teatros, estaciones y cines.
Word origin
It comes from a Spanish noun meaning 'box' plus the diminutive suffix -illa, literally 'small box', and it extends to small windows or enclosed counters used to sell tickets or hold luggage.
Usage tips
- Taquillas often means rows of luggage lockers, while la taquilla usually means the ticket counter or box-office takings, and an individual ticket is entrada or boleto.
Other meanings
- counternoun
- luggage storagenoun
- lockernoun
Related words
- taquillerobox-office clerknoun
- taquilleracommercially successfuladjective
- taquillazobox-office hitnoun