cabaret

Etymology

Borrowed from French cabaret.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ca‧ba‧ret

Noun

cabaret (countable and uncountable, plural cabarets)

1. Live entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub; the genre of music associated with this form of entertainment, especially in early 20th century Europe.
2. The nightclub or restaurant where such entertainment is held.
3. (Philippines) A strip club.

Further reading

• cabaret in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• cabaret in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• cabaret at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• abacter, abreact, bear cat, bearcat, bractea, cat bear

Etymology

Borrowed from French cabaret.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaː.baːˈrɛt/

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• Hyphenation: ca‧ba‧ret

Noun

cabaret n (plural cabarets)

1. cabaret, type of live entertainment
2. comedy, live performance of jokes and satire

Etymology

From Middle French cabaret, from Middle Dutch cambret, from Old Northern French camberete, diminutive of cambre (“chamber”) (modern chambre).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ba.ʁɛ/

Noun

cabaret m (plural cabarets)

1. cabaret
2. (Quebec, Louisiana) tray (object on which things are carried)

Further reading

• “cabaret” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Etymology

Borrowed from French cabaret.

Noun

cabaret m (invariable)

1. cabaret

Anagrams

• barcate, batrace, cabrate

Noun

cabaret m (plural cabarets)

1. Alternative spelling of cabaré

Noun

cabaret m (plural cabarets)

1. Alternative form of cabaré