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

• nightclub
• cafe
• 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

These flamenco venues originally developed during the 1960s throughout Spain replacing cabarets. —Emily Cardenas, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025

This Mary is horny, drunk, and completely belligerent about her dream of being a cabaret star. —Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025

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, 1 Sep. 2025

Entertainment includes a library, a game room, a cinema, a cabaret, a marina with a selection of water activities, an infinity pool, an indoor lap pool, and even a program of age-appropriate children’s activities. —Kathleen Turner, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025

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