Etymology

kyabakura

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Today it means: A kind of Japanese club where hostesses are paid to entertain and drink and talk with customers. Full definition →

Japanese キャバクラ ← English cabaret club
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The story

  1. English · derived fromcabaret club
  2. Japanese · borrowed fromキャバクラ
  3. English todaykyabakura

Borrowed from Japanese キャバクラ, itself from English cabaret club.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.