English Explanatory Dictionary

karaoke

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A form of entertainment popular in clubs, at parties, etc, in which individual members of the public sing along to pre-recorded instrumental versions of popular songs, the lyrics of which are displayed for the singer on a screen in time with the music.
  2. A karaoke session.
  3. A karaoke parlour.
  4. An exercise in which the feet are alternately placed in front of each other while walking sideways to stretch various parts of the lower body and core.
verb
  1. to perform karaoke

Pronunciation

/ˈkæ.ɹiˌəʊ.ki/ /ˈkæ.ɹəˌəʊ.ki/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-karaoke.wav kâ'rē-ōʹkē /ˌkæ.ɹiˈoʊ.ki/ /ˌkɛɹ.iˈoʊ.ki/ kä-rä-ō'kā /ˈkɑːɹɑːˌoʊkeɪ/ /ˈkɑːɹɑːˌoʊkɛ/ /kəˈrɑw(ɵ)ke/ /kəˈroke/

Word forms

karaoke karaokes karaokeing karaoked

Etymology

Etymology tree Japanese 空 Ancient Greek ὀρχέομαι (orkhéomai) Ancient Greek -τρᾰ (-tră) Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα (orkhḗstra)bor. Latin orchēstrabor. English orchestrabor. Japanese オーケストラ Japanese カラオケbor. English karaoke Borrowed from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke), from 空(から) (kara, “empty”) + オケ (oke, “orchestra”), a clipping of オーケストラ (ōkesutora), from English orchestra.

Synonyms

noraebang

Related words

karate a cappella amateur hour amateur night bathroom singer KTV open mic

Derived words

bandaoke karaoke bar karaoke box karaoke club karaoke lounge karaoke machine karaoke parlour karaoke system movieoke PowerPoint karaoke videoke
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