cabaret

noun

cab·​a·​ret ˌka-bə-ˈrā How to pronounce cabaret (audio)
ˈka-bə-ˌrā
1
archaic : a shop selling wines and liquors
2
a
: a restaurant serving liquor and providing entertainment (as by singers or dancers) : nightclub
b
: the show provided at a cabaret

Examples of cabaret in a Sentence

a singing superstar who got her start singing in the cabarets of New York City
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As master of ceremonies at her Fool’s Moon cabaret, Puella displays the kind of unearned self-assurance that usually wins praise for men and scorn for women. Michael Snyder, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025 As a cabaret singer, Mason has headlined at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, Birdland, 54 Below, Feinstein’s at the Regency, Rainbow and Stars, the Algonquin, the Plush Room in San Francisco and Davenport’s in Chicago, among many others. Jane Levere, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025 Some events take place in The JAI, the center’s smaller, 144-seat cabaret venue. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025 As a cabaret singer, Mason has headlined at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, Birdland, 54 Below, Feinstein’s at the Regency, Rainbow and Stars, the Algonquin, the Plush Room in San Francisco and Davenport’s in Chicago, among many others. Jane Levere, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cabaret

Word History

Etymology

French, from Middle French dialect (Picard or Walloon), from Middle Dutch, alteration of cambret, cameret, from Middle French dialect (Picard) camberete small room, ultimately from Late Latin camera — more at chamber

First Known Use

1655, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of cabaret was in 1655

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“Cabaret.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cabaret. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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cabaret

noun
cab·​a·​ret ˌkab-ə-ˈrā How to pronounce cabaret (audio)
ˈkab-ə-ˌrā

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