cabaret

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   live entertainment consisting of songs, comedy, dance, or short acts presented in a restaurant, nightclub, or intimate theater

   The evening cabaret combined political songs with sharp comic monologues.

2. 2
   noun

   a nightclub, restaurant, or theater where cabaret entertainment is presented

   They stayed at the cabaret until the final dance ended.

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Simplified etymology

Cabaret comes from an Old French word meaning “shed.” In 17th-century English it referred to a French inn; its modern sense of nightclub entertainment developed before the First World War.

Borrowed from French cabaret, originally 'tavern or wine shop.' By the late nineteenth century the word had developed its modern association with intimate venues offering drinks and live artistic entertainment.

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