Kioscos Escolares

English translation: school snack stands

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Spanish term or phrase:Kioscos Escolares
English translation:school snack stands
Entered by: Manuel Aburto

14:56 May 10, 2012
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Education / Pedagogy / Nutrition and Hygiene
Spanish term or phrase: Kioscos Escolares
Guía de Nutrición e Higiene para Kioscos Escolares

Guia Kioscos.jpgEl Programa Integral de Nutrición Escolar (PINE) del Ministerio de Educación con apoyo técnico del Ministerio de Salud (MINSA), la Red Nicasalud, la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación (FAO) y el Fondo de las Naciones Unidas para la Infancia (UNICEF) elaboraron la Guía de Nutrición e Higiene para Kioscos Escolares con el propósito de brindar orientaciones básicas de nutrición, higiene y manipulación de los alimentos a los administradores de los kioscos escolares para que ofrezcan alimentos nutritivos a los estudiantes.

Esta Guía de Nutrición es una propuesta para el cumplimiento del Acuerdo Ministerial No. 225-2007 de Reforma a la “Normativa para el funcionamiento y administración de cafetines, fotocopiadoras y librerías en los centros educativos públicos” que establece que los cafetines o refresquerías deben vender alimentos saludables y nutritivos.
Manuel Aburto
Nicaragua
Local time: 13:37
school snack stands
Explanation:
Given the context, this might be the best option.

Since the use of the word "kiosk" is not very common in the US and, as mentioned, "tuck shop" is simply not used in said country (and may even be considered old-fashioned in the UK), "snack bar" is a good option. However, "snack bars" are often located within larger structures; thus, "snack stands" (which are almost always located outdoors) might be the best option.

I hope this helps!

Cheers from the Marianas :-)

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Note added at 2 days15 hrs (2012-05-13 06:43:24 GMT)
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"snack stands"
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=Z9n&r...

Bars & Snack Stands in Valença, Brazil - Lonely Planet
www.lonelyplanet.com/brazil/the-northeast/.../bars-snack-st...
Ranked #5 of 5 things to do in Valença by Lonely Planet travellers. Casual outdoor bars/**snack stands** are scattered along the riverfront near the bridge.
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Marcelo González
United States
Local time: 09:37
Grading comment
I liked both "school snack bar and snack stand, but I think snack stands fits the context.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +9school snack bar / school kiosk
Charles Davis
3 +4Tuckshop
Denise Phelps
5 -1school dining rooms
patinba
4School cafeterias/canteens
Cinnamon Nolan
4school snack stands
Marcelo González
Summary of reference entries provided
Kiosk
Rosa Paredes

Discussion entries: 8





  

Answers


34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
school dining rooms


Explanation:
The guide is all about healthy food preparation. The only thing I got from a tuckshop was bad teeth.

Guía de Nutrición e Higiene para Kioskos Escolares
issuu.com/nicaragua.../gu_a_nutricion_e_higiene - Translate this page
18 Mar 2009 – GuÃa de Nutrición e Higiene para Kioscos Escolares Ministerio de Educación Programa Integral de Nutrición Escolar PINE-MINED ...

patinba
Argentina
Local time: 16:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 176

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  neilmac: Or *School meals service* or similar...
20 mins
  -> Yes, also. Thank you, Neil!

disagree  Gillian Holmes: They are not dining rooms - Nicaraguan state schools don't have these as they work on a shift system and don't provide school meals.
2 hrs

disagree  Rosa Paredes: Not a room, just a kiosk.
3 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
school snack bar / school kiosk


Explanation:
("School snack bars/kiosks" in the plural, of course.)

I've had a look at the links too. It's not a canteen or dining room, which implies a large place with tables and a kitchen attached, serving lunches. I think "tuck shop" is (a) old-fashioned (and, as has been said, associated with British boarding-schools and Billy Bunter) and (b) very UK and Commonwealth, and not used in American English, and (c) very small, normally just a shop selling comestibles, whereas here there is apparently space behind the counter where they prepare food, wash up, and so on. Also, "tuck shops" used to sell a lot of sweets and pies and stuff like that, and don't have the healthy connotations they are talking about here.

The word "kiosk" is actually used for this, though again mainly in the UK, I think. But "snack bar" is a more common term, and widely used in the US as well. These "kioskos", like most snack bars, sell food and drink but not full-scale meals; the one on the cover has a couple of bar stools where you can consume your purchases, or you can take them away. Snack bars can be larger, more like cafeterias, with tables, serving light meals at lunch time, but I think it's the best fit, along with "kiosks".

"School Snack Bar
Working with local authorities, schools and colleges, Blackburn Trailers have designed and built many different types of kiosks and semi permanent structures for all types of on campus requirements. These range from very small tuck shops to sectional internal serving walk through hot snack units.
The kiosk you see pictured here is a small snack bar positioned next to a covered walkway. "
http://www.kompak.co.uk/kiosks/school-snack-bar/

If you look at the picture, it's very much like the "kioskos". Here's an American reference:

"Four teen boys were caught with their hands in the cookie jar when they broke into a high school snack bar Wednesday.
[...]
The snack bar is actually a converted storage shed, a small outbuilding near the baseball field."
http://www.the-signal.com/archives/3364/

This again sounds like just the same sort of thing.

Charles Davis
Spain
Local time: 20:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 676

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Denise Phelps: I prefer "snack bar" to "kiosk", and these days, "snack" collocates well with "healthy". Somewhat more contemporary than "tuckshop" :)
7 mins
  -> Many thanks, Denise :) Yes, and also I though Manuel might want a US-friendly term. I must say "kiosk" surprised me, but there are quite a lot of refs.

agree  teresa quimper: I like "kiosk"
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Teresa! I think "kiosk" is probably right; my only doubt is whether it's used in the US.

agree  Gillian Holmes: These are school snack bars although kiosk is a more apt description as they are outdoor stand alone structures. They used to sell junk food and sweets but under the current govt have to sell healthy food.
1 hr
  -> Yes, you're right, the one in the picture is really a kiosk; snack bars can be larger than this and in a main building. But perhaps "snack bar" is a safe generic term. Thanks, holmsie :)

agree  Rosa Paredes: Either one, but I prefer kiosk.
3 hrs
  -> OK, thanks, Rosa :)

agree  Jenni Lukac (X)
5 hrs
  -> Thanks, Jenni :)

agree  marideoba
8 hrs
  -> Thanks, marideoba :)

agree  Lisa McCarthy: This might work better (if 'tuckshop' is not used in the US) - I prefer 'snack bar'.
17 hrs
  -> Thanks, Lisa :) I think they're a bit different from tuckshops anyway.

agree  Marcelo González: "snack bar" for the US (without a doubt)
21 hrs
  -> Thanks, Marcelo :) (I thought so!)

agree  Diogozas: yes, it surely stands for "snack bar" in the US
1 day 5 hrs
  -> Thanks, Diogozas :)
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
School cafeterias/canteens


Explanation:
Several terms (including those already offered) are correct, it all depends on context and the register you need.
Perhaps looking at Google images for each term can help you decide.

History of Amigos
www.amigosforchrist.org/about us/history.htm
In Nicaragua, they witnessed starving children scavenging the city dump for food, ... by raising money for a local school cafeteria through a series of fundraisers.

The results of a collaboration
www.intervida.org/en/collaborate/csr.../the-results-of-a-co...
14 Feb 2012 – El Salvador; Guatemala; Nicaragua ... The school buildings, which include 3 classrooms, a school canteen, accommodation for the teachers ...

Malbank School and Sixth Form: School Canteen
www.malbank.com/school_canteen.html
The Malbank School Canteen: information and example menus. ... www.myschoollunch.co.uk. This website provides a wide range of information about school ...

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Note added at 1 hr (2012-05-10 16:11:41 GMT)
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Google search with each of the terms (school tuckshops/dining rooms/lunchrooms/cafeterias/canteens) + Nicaragua shows CAFETERIAS to be the most common by far.

Cinnamon Nolan
Spain
Local time: 20:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 88
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Tuckshop


Explanation:
used to be the typical term, but I'm not sure if it would be appropriate in this context (images of Billy Bunter...)

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Note added at 7 mins (2012-05-10 15:03:38 GMT)
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*School meals service* may be another possibility, depending on what the document is actually referring to by "Kiosco Escolar"

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Note added at 25 mins (2012-05-10 15:22:04 GMT)
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Hi Manuel, yes, looking at the links you gave, I think tuckshop would be appropriate here, despite Billy Bunter associations :)

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Note added at 1 hr (2012-05-10 16:12:43 GMT)
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An example:

"As part of the UK government's recent promotion of *healthy eating* as part of healthy lifestyle, the role of *tuck shops* in schools has come under increasing scrutiny."

from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuck_shop

So Wiki spells it "tuck shop" (i.e., with a space in the middle).

Also, although it is a basically UK term, as Neil pointed out, it seems to be used wherever the British have been, although in the USA it seems mainly to be used as a retro/nostalgic name for restaurants.

Denise Phelps
Local time: 20:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
Notes to answerer
Asker: Dear Denise, Below you'll find a link related to the term: http://issuu.com/nicaragua.nutrinet.org/docs/gu_a_nutricion_e_higiene One more http://blognutricion.com/2010/04/28/kioscos-escolares-con-alimentos-saludables/ Then I think tuckshop would be ok?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  neilmac: "The Owl of the Remove" says not to worry about it ;)
9 mins
  -> Thanks Neil - is my age showing?

agree  Sian Cooper
5 hrs
  -> Thanks, S :)

agree  Lisa McCarthy: This is the term I'm familiar with. I did a stint in one when I was at school - put on a bit of weight around the same time, funnily enough ;)
18 hrs
  -> Thanks Lisa. My school had one too - wall to wall mars bars and crisps...

agree  Helena Chavarria: The visit to the tuckshop was my highlight of the week! (I was at boarding school)
2 days 3 hrs
  -> Thanks Helena. Curiously, I'm starting to feel quite protective about the word "tuck shop", which it seems is used everywhere in the English speaking world except the USA...
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2 days 15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
school snack stands


Explanation:
Given the context, this might be the best option.

Since the use of the word "kiosk" is not very common in the US and, as mentioned, "tuck shop" is simply not used in said country (and may even be considered old-fashioned in the UK), "snack bar" is a good option. However, "snack bars" are often located within larger structures; thus, "snack stands" (which are almost always located outdoors) might be the best option.

I hope this helps!

Cheers from the Marianas :-)

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Note added at 2 days15 hrs (2012-05-13 06:43:24 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

"snack stands"
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=Z9n&r...

Bars & Snack Stands in Valença, Brazil - Lonely Planet
www.lonelyplanet.com/brazil/the-northeast/.../bars-snack-st...
Ranked #5 of 5 things to do in Valença by Lonely Planet travellers. Casual outdoor bars/**snack stands** are scattered along the riverfront near the bridge.

Marcelo González
United States
Local time: 09:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 542
Grading comment
I liked both "school snack bar and snack stand, but I think snack stands fits the context.
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Reference comments


4 hrs
Reference: Kiosk

Reference information:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiosk
Kiosk is a small, separated garden pavilion open on some or all sides. Kiosks were common in Persia, India, Pakistan, and in the Ottoman Empire from the 13th ...

Rosa Paredes
Canada
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 72
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