Meaning of cabaret in English
Noun
cabaretEtymology
mid 17th century (denoting a French inn): from Old French, literally ‘wooden structure’, via Middle Dutch from Old Picard camberet‘little room’. Current senses date from the early 20th centuryDefinitions
1. a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drinkExamples
- « don't expect a good meal at a cabaret »
- « the gossip columnist got his information by visiting nightclubs every night »
- « he p »
- 2. a series of acts at a night club