kyabakura

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noun

A kind of Japanese club where hostesses are paid to entertain and drink and talk with customers.

OriginJapanese キャバクラ ← English cabaret club →
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Meanings

nounkyabakura (plural kyabakura)
  1. A kind of Japanese club where hostesses are paid to entertain and drink and talk with customers.

Origin

  1. Englishcabaret club
  2. Japaneseキャバクラ
  3. Englishkyabakura

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

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APA

kyabakura. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kyabakura

MLA

“kyabakura.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kyabakura. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kyabakura,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kyabakura.

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