cabaret

noun

cab·​a·​ret ˌka-bə-ˈrā 

ˈka-bə-ˌrā

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

Synonyms of cabaret

• nightclub
• club

Examples of cabaret in a Sentence

a singing superstar who got her start singing in the cabarets of New York City

Recent Examples on the Web

Donnelly plays Satine, a cabaret star suffering from tuberculosis. —Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 9 Jan. 2026

Multiple pop-up runs and cabarets continued until its 2022 Off-Broadway debut. —Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026

The cabaret seating gives diners a chance to make some new friends. —Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 6 Jan. 2026

The longtime venue specializes in intimate listening room-style performances where audience members crowd around cabaret tables to hear bluegrass, Americana, classical, blues, and jazz music. —Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1655, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for cabaret

• aaa
• adonais
• alleyway
• alumnae
• anime
• anyway
• arete
• attache
• baa
• beaujolais
• bouvier
• breakaway

Kids Definition

cabaret

noun

cab·​a·​ret ˌkab-ə-ˈrā 

ˈkab-ə-ˌrā

: nightclub