cabaret

cab-a-ret · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Entertainment consisting of singing, dancing, and comedy acts performed in a nightclub or restaurant while the audience eats or drinks.

  2. 2.

    A nightclub or restaurant where such entertainment is provided.

  3. 3.

    A style of intimate, theatrical entertainment often featuring songs, satire, and burlesque.

Forms

plural: cabarets

Related words

See also: burlesque, entertainment, nightclub, vaudeville
Synonyms: floor show, nightclub, variety show

Etymology

From French cabaret ("tavern, drinking house"), possibly from Old Picard camberete ("small room"), diminutive of cambre ("chamber"). The entertainment sense developed in 19th-century France.