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

Owner Robert Earl closes the dinner show in early 1986 and then opens both King Henry’s Feast and Mardi Gras, a jazzy cabaret, on I-Drive. —Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026

With several cabaret shows in the area, including Lido and Crazy Horse, plenty of people stop by for a pre-show dinner to set the tone for a lavish evening out. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026

The newest chapter is Velvet Night 76—my personal obsession—inspired by Parisian cabarets. —Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026

The Musical follows Christian, an American man in Paris at the turn of the 20th century who falls in love with a performer at the titular cabaret club named Satine. —Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 28 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