Meanings
nouncabaret (countable and uncountable, plural cabarets)
plural cabarets
- countableuncountableLive entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub; the genre of music associated with this form of entertainment, especially in early 20th century Europe.
- countableuncountableThe nightclub or restaurant where such entertainment is held.
- PhilippinescountableuncountableA strip club.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*kh₂em-
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*kmárati
- Proto-Iranian*kamarā
- Ancient Greekκαμάρα (kamára)
- Latincamera
- Old Northern Frenchcamberete
- Old Frenchcambre
- PicardOld French camberet
- Middle Dutchcambret
- Middle Frenchcabaret
- Frenchcabaret
- Englishcabaret
Borrowed from French cabaret.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic كَبَارِيه
- كَبَارِيه (kabārēh)live entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub
Bulgarian кабаре́
- кабаре́ (kabaré)live entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub
Catalan cabaret
- cabaretlive entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub
Chinese Mandarin 卡巴萊 /卡巴莱
- 卡巴萊 /卡巴莱 (kǎbālái)live entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub
Czech kabaret
- kabaretlive entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub
Danish kabaret
- kabaretlive entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub
Dutch cabaret
- cabaretlive entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub
Esperanto kabareto, kabaredo
- kabaretolive entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub
- kabaredolive entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub
Estonian kabaree
- kabareelive entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub
Finnish kabaree
- kabareelive entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub
French cabaret
- cabaretlive entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub
German Kabarett, Cabaret
- Kabarettlive entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub
- Cabaretlive entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub
Greek καμπαρέ
- καμπαρέ (kamparé)live entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub
Hebrew קַבָּרֶט
- קַבָּרֶט (kabaré)live entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub
Hindi काबरे
- काबरे (kābre)live entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub
Hungarian kabaré
- kabarélive entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub
Indonesian kabaret
- kabaretlive entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub
Italian cabaret, varietà
- cabaretlive entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub
- varietàlive entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub
Japanese キャバレー
- キャバレー (kyabarē)live entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub
Korean 카바레
- 카바레 (kabare)live entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub
Latvian kabarē
- kabarēlive entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub
Lithuanian kabaretas
- kabaretaslive entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub
Malay kabaret
- kabaretlive entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub
Norwegian Bokmål kabaret, cabaret
- kabaretlive entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub
- cabaretlive entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub
Polish kabaret
- kabaretlive entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub
Portuguese cabaré, cabaret
- cabarélive entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub
- cabaretlive entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub
Romanian cabaret
- cabaretlive entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub
Russian кабаре́
- кабаре́ (kabarɛ́)live entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub
Slovak kabaret
- kabaretlive entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub
Spanish cabaré, cabaret
- cabarélive entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub
- cabaretlive entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub
Swedish kabaré
- kabarélive entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub
Thai คาบาเร่ต์
- คาบาเร่ต์ (kaa-baa-rêe)live entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub
Turkish kabare
- kabarelive entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub
Ukrainian кабаре́
- кабаре́ (kabaré)live entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub
Yiddish קאַבאַרע
- קאַבאַרע (kabare)live entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
cabaret. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cabaret
MLA
“cabaret.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cabaret. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cabaret,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cabaret.
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