Meaning

noun a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink

noun a series of acts at a night club

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em-der. Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati Proto-Iranian *kamarāder. Ancient Greek καμάρᾱ (kamárā)bor. Latin camerader. Old Northern French cambereteder. Old French cambre Picard Old French camberetder. Middle Dutch cambretder. Middle French cabaret French cabaretbor. English cabaret Borrowed from French cabaret.

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