karaoke

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke), from 空(から) (kara, “empty”) + オケ (oke, “orchestra”), a clipping of オーケストラ (ōkesutora), from English orchestra.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkæ.ɹiˌəʊ.ki/, /ˈkæ.ɹəˌəʊ.ki/ (anglicized)
• (US) enPR: kâ'rē-ōʹkē, IPA^(key): /ˌkæ.ɹiˈoʊ.ki/
• (emulating Japanese) enPR: kä-rä-ō'kā, IPA^(key): /kɑːɹɑːˌokeɪ/, /kɑːɹɑːˌokɛ/ (Pronounced both emulating Japanese (pure [ɑː] vowels, terminal [e̞], approximated by [ɛ] or [eɪ]), and, more commonly, in anglicized form (initial-syllable [æ], terminal [iː]). Compare pronunciation of end of karate, which has undergone the same adaptation, and of bokeh, which has not, as reflected in the spelling.)

Noun

karaoke (countable and uncountable, plural karaokes)

1. (uncountable) A form of entertainment popular in clubs, at parties, etc, in which individual members of the public sing along to pre-recorded instrumental versions of popular songs, the lyrics of which are displayed for the singer on a screen in time with the music.
2. (countable) A karaoke session.
3. (countable) A karaoke parlour.

   Synonym: (especially in the Korean context) noraebang

Derived terms

Related terms

• karate

Descendants

• Welsh: carioci

Translations

Verb

karaoke (third-person singular simple present karaokes, present participle karaokeing, simple past and past participle karaoked)

1. (intransitive) to perform karaoke

Translations

See also

• a capella
• KTV

Czech

Noun

karaoke n (indeclinable)

1. karaoke (singing entertainment)

Further reading

• karaoke in Akademický slovník cizích slov, 1995, at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz

Esperanto

Etymology

From karaoko (“karaoke”) +‎ -e.

Adverb

karaoke

1. in a karaoke manner

Related terms

• karaoka (“of or relating to karaoke”)
• karaokejo (“karaoke lounge”)
• karaoki (“to sing karaoke”)
• karaokilo (“karaoke machine”)

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from English karaoke, borrowed from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑrɑoke/, [ˈkɑ̝rɑ̝ˌo̞k̟e̞]
• Rhymes: -oke
• Syllabification^(key): ka‧ra‧o‧ke

Noun

karaoke

1. karaoke (form of entertainment)

Declension

Derived terms

• karaokebaari (“karaoke bar”)
• karaokelaite (“karaoke machine”)
• laulaa karaokea (“to karaoke”)

Anagrams

• korkeaa

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke), from 空 (kara, “empty”) + オケ (oke, “orchestra”), an abbreviation of オーケストラ (ōkesutora), from English orchestra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ra.o.ke/
• Hyphenation: ka‧ra‧o‧ké

Noun

karaoke (first-person possessive karaokeku, second-person possessive karaokemu, third-person possessive karaokenya)

1. karaoke: a form of entertainment popular in clubs, at parties, etc, in which individual members of the public sing along to pre-recorded instrumental versions of popular songs, the lyrics of which are displayed for the singer on a screen in time with the music.
2. A karaoke session.

Related terms

Japanese

Romanization

karaoke

1. Rōmaji transcription of カラオケ

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.raˈɔ.kɛ/
• Rhymes: -ɔkɛ
• Syllabification: ka‧ra‧o‧ke

Noun

karaoke n (indeclinable)

1. karaoke (form of entertainment)
2. karaoke pub

Further reading

• karaoke in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• karaoke in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Noun

karaoke m (plural karaokes) (European spelling)

1. Alternative form of caraoque
2. European Portuguese standard spelling of karaokê.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English karaoke, borrowed from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaɾaˈoke/ [ka.ɾaˈo.ke]
• Rhymes: -oke
• Syllabification: ka‧ra‧o‧ke

Noun

karaoke m (uncountable)

1. karaoke
2. karaoke machine
3. karaoke bar
4. (slang, Chile) fellatio

Further reading

• “karaoke”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swedish

Noun

karaoke c

1. karaoke

Declension

Derived terms

• karaokemaskin (“karaoke machine”)

References

• karaoke in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• karaoke in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English karaoke, or directly from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke), from 空(から) (kara, “empty”) + オケ (oke, “orchestra”), a clipping of オーケストラ (ōkesutora), from English orchestra.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧ra‧o‧ke
• IPA^(key): /kaɾaˈoke/, [kɐ.ɾɐˈo.xɛ]

Noun

karaóke

1. karaoke
2. karaoke machine

Further reading

• “karaoke”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018

Turkish

Noun

karaoke (definite accusative karaokeyi, plural karaokeler)

1. karaoke

Declension

Further reading

• karaoke in Reverso (Turkish-English)