Main Entry: cab·a·ret

Pronunciation: \ˌka-bə-ˈrā, ˈka-bə-ˌ\

Function: noun

Etymology: French, from Middle French dial. (Picard or Walloon), from Middle Dutch, alteration of cambret, cameret, from Middle French dial. (Picard) camberete small room, ultimately from Late Latin camera — more at chamber

Date: 1655

1 archaic : a shop selling wines and liquors
2 a : a restaurant serving liquor and providing entertainment (as by singers or dancers) : nightclub b : the show provided at a cabaret