discothèque

See also: discotheque

English

Noun

discothèque (plural discothèques)

1. Alternative form of discotheque.

French

Etymology

From disco- +‎ -thèque, after bibliothèque.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dis.kɔ.tɛk/

• Audio (France (Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost)):

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• Audio (France (Toulouse)):

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Noun

discothèque f (plural discothèques)

1. record library, library of discs
2. (dated) discotheque, disco (nightclub where dancing takes place)

   Synonyms: boîte de nuit, boîte

Descendants

• → Danish: diskotek
• → Dutch: discotheek
• → English: discotheque
• → German: Diskothek
• → Icelandic: diskótek
• → Latvian: diskotẽka
• → Norwegian Bokmål: diskotek
• → Norwegian Nynorsk: diskotek
• → Turkish: diskotek

Further reading

• “discothèque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012