karaoke
English
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke), from 空 (kara, “empty”) + オケ (oke, “orchestra”), a clipping of オーケストラ (ōkesutora), from English orchestra.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkæ.ɹiˌəʊ.ki/, /ˈkæ.ɹəˌəʊ.ki/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (US) enPR: kâ'rē-ōʹkē, (without the Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /ˌkæ.ɹiˈoʊ.ki/
- (Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /ˌkɛɹ.iˈoʊ.ki/
- (emulating Japanese) enPR: kä-rä-ō'kā, IPA(key): /ˈkɑːɹɑːˌoʊkeɪ/, /ˈkɑːɹɑːˌoʊkɛ/ (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.)
- (Indic) IPA(key): /kəˈrɑw(ɵ)ke/, /kəˈroke/
Noun
[edit]karaoke (countable and uncountable, plural karaokes)
- (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.
- 1993 March, Michael J. Wagner with John S. Brick, “Using Karaoke in the Classroom”, in Music Educators Journal, volume 79, number 7, →ISSN, →JSTOR, page 44:
- The karaoke has been well received by those who frequent the oriental cabaret scene and adopt its particular social behaviors such as conversation, companionship, being seen, and showing off.
- 2006 February 24, Real Time with Bill Maher, season 7, episode 2, Bill Maher (actor):
- American Idol will always have a place in my heart. It's where I met Clay. And what could be more exciting than televised karaoke?
- 2008 December 9, Brian Raftery, Don't Stop Believin': How Karaoke Conquered the World and Changed My Life, Cambridge: Da Capo Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 1:
- I was always split on Henley. Then I found out that he doesn’t want people to sing his songs at karaoke. In fact, Henley actually forbids karaoke companies from rerecording songs in his catalog.
- (countable) A karaoke session.
- (countable) A karaoke parlour.
- Synonym: (especially in the Korean context) noraebang
- (exercise) An exercise in which the feet are alternately placed in front of each other while walking sideways to stretch various parts of the lower body and core.
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Welsh: carioci
Translations
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See also
[edit]Verb
[edit]karaoke (third-person singular simple present karaokes, present participle karaokeing, simple past and past participle karaoked)
- (intransitive) to perform karaoke
Translations
[edit]Basque
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ultimately from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]karaoke inan
Declension
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “karaoke”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
Catalan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ultimately from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke), probably via Spanish.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [kə.ɾəˈo.kə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [ka.ɾaˈo.ke]
Audio (Barcelona): (file)
Noun
[edit]karaoke m (plural karaokes)
- karaoke
- karaoke machine
- Synonym: màquina de karaoke
- karaoke bar
- Synonym: bar de karaoke
Further reading
[edit]- “karaoke”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “karaoke”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
- “karaoke” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
Czech
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]karaoke n (indeclinable)
- karaoke (singing entertainment)
Further reading
[edit]- “karaoke”, in Akademický slovník cizích slov at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz [Academic dictionary of foreign words] (in Czech), 1995
Dutch
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Borrowed from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke).
Noun
[edit]karaoke n (uncountable, no diminutive)
Etymology 2
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
[edit]karaoke
Esperanto
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From karaoko (“karaoke”) + -e.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]karaoke
- in a karaoke manner
- kanti karaoke
- to sing karaoke
- 2005 May, Riitta Hämäläinen, “KEF post kvin jaroj refoje en Finnlando”, in Esperanto en Danio, volume 12, number 2, Dana Esperanto-Asocio, →ISSN:
- “La plej amuza programero estos verŝajne esperanta karaokeo kun la efektiva bando mem – se nur iu kuraĝos karaoke kanti “Ĉu vi pretas” kun Dolchamar”, ridetas Riitta.
- “The most fun event will be, it seems, Esperanto karaoke with the actual band itself – if only someone will have the courage to sing karaoke “Ĉu vi pretas?” with Dolchamar”, smiles Riitta.
Related terms
[edit]- karaoka (“of or relating to karaoke”)
- karaokejo (“karaoke lounge”)
- karaoki (“to sing karaoke”)
- karaokilo (“karaoke machine”)
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English karaoke, borrowed from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈkɑrɑoke/, [ˈkɑ̝rɑ̝ˌo̞k̟e̞]
- Rhymes: -oke
- Syllabification(key): ka‧ra‧o‧ke
- Hyphenation(key): ka‧rao‧ke
Noun
[edit]karaoke
Declension
[edit]| Inflection of karaoke (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | karaoke | — | |
| genitive | karaoken | — | |
| partitive | karaokea | — | |
| illative | karaokeen | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | karaoke | — | |
| accusative | nom. | karaoke | — |
| gen. | karaoken | ||
| genitive | karaoken | — | |
| partitive | karaokea | — | |
| inessive | karaokessa | — | |
| elative | karaokesta | — | |
| illative | karaokeen | — | |
| adessive | karaokella | — | |
| ablative | karaokelta | — | |
| allative | karaokelle | — | |
| essive | karaokena | — | |
| translative | karaokeksi | — | |
| abessive | karaoketta | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “karaoke”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023
Anagrams
[edit]Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Noun
[edit]karaoke (uncountable)
- 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
- a karaoke session
Related terms
[edit]Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke), possibly through English karaoke.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]karaoke m
- 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
Japanese
[edit]Romanization
[edit]karaoke
Polish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unadapted borrowing from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]karaoke n (indeclinable)
Further reading
[edit]- karaoke in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- karaoke in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
[edit]Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]karaoke m (plural karaokes)
- alternative form of karaokê
- 2009 December 10, Arthur Veríssimo, “Eu como uma deusa”, in Revista Trip[3]:
- Nosso repórter excepcional convida o roqueiro Serguei, já quase seu assistente oficial, para uma tarde de karaoke com a diva Rosana, em plena Feira de São Cristóvão, no Rio.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 2018 June 2, Arthur Veríssimo, “'Anima Jampa' com MC Guimê e youtubers em João Pessoa começa neste sábado”, in G1[4]:
- Além das atrações convidadas, o evento também tem atividades para o público presente, como campeonatos de games, karaoke, concurso de dança K-POP e cosplay, exposição e venda de ilustrações e quadrinhos, espaço para desenvolvedores independentes de aplicativos e games e também estandes de vendas de itens de cultura pop.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 2020 September 8, Tony Aiex, “Spotify estaria desenvolvendo uma nova função de Karaoke”, in TMDQA![5]:
- De acordo com engenheira de software, Spotify trabalha em função de Karaoke que teria nível dos vocais da canção ajustável pelo usuário.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 2021 January 27, Liliana Carona, “Farto do confinamento? Emigrante português faz sessões de karaoke online”, in Rádio Renascença[6]:
- Não fazia ideia daquilo, era tão agradável com jogos de futebol, karaokes, era um dia em que esquecíamos tudo.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 2023 August 28, Nicolas Tavares, “Seres terá SUV híbrido com 1.100 km de autonomia no Brasil”, in Motor1.com[7]:
- Com 5 metros de comprimento, tem espaço para seis passageiros e até karaoke integrado à multimídia
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 2024 November 25, Eduardo Oliveira, “Dos palcos do karaoke ao “The Voice”: o repetente Gonçalo Lopes está a fazer sucesso”, in NiT[8]:
- A paixão pela música cresceu nos bares de karaoke que frequentava com os pais, quase sempre por sua insistência.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Usage notes
[edit]See notes at karaokê.
Further reading
[edit]- “karaoke”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke).
Noun
[edit]karaoke n (uncountable)
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English karaoke, or directly from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke), from 空 (kara, “empty”) + オケ (oke, “orchestra”), a clipping of オーケストラ (ōkesutora), from English orchestra.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]karaoke m (uncountable)
- karaoke
- 2021 April 26, John Malathronas, “¿Cuáles son los idiomas más fáciles (y difíciles) de aprender para los hablantes nativos de inglés?”, in CNN en Español[9]:
- Japón, un país que ha enriquecido al mundo con el sushi, el karaoke y el manga, tiene muchos devotos, especialmente entre los fanáticos de los videojuegos y los geeks.
- Japan, a country that has enriched the world with sushi, karaoke and manga, has many devotees, especially among video game fanatics and geeks.
- karaoke machine
- karaoke bar
- (slang, Chile) fellatio
Further reading
[edit]- “karaoke”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
Swedish
[edit]Noun
[edit]karaoke c
- karaoke
- sjunga karaoke
- sing karaoke
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | karaoke | karaokes |
| definite | karaoken | karaokens | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |
Derived terms
[edit]- karaokemaskin (“karaoke machine”)
References
[edit]Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English karaoke, or directly from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke), from 空 (kara, “empty”) + オケ (oke, “orchestra”), a clipping of オーケストラ (ōkesutora), from English orchestra.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaɾaˈʔoke/ [kɐ.ɾɐˈʔoː.xɛ]
- Rhymes: -oke
- Syllabification: ka‧ra‧o‧ke
Noun
[edit]karaoke (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇᜂᜃᜒ)
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “karaoke”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
Turkish
[edit]Noun
[edit]karaoke (definite accusative karaokeyi, plural karaokeler)
Declension
[edit]- English terms borrowed from Japanese
- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms derived from Japanese
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English terms borrowed back into English
- English 4-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio pronunciation
- English 3-syllable words
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English terms with quotations
- en:Exercise
- English verbs
- English intransitive verbs
- en:Singing
- Basque terms derived from Japanese
- Basque 4-syllable words
- Basque terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Basque/oke
- Rhymes:Basque/oke/4 syllables
- Rhymes:Basque/e
- Rhymes:Basque/e/4 syllables
- Basque lemmas
- Basque nouns
- Basque inanimate nouns
- eu:Singing
- Catalan terms derived from Japanese
- Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation
- Catalan terms with audio pronunciation
- Catalan lemmas
- Catalan nouns
- Catalan countable nouns
- Catalan terms spelled with K
- Catalan masculine nouns
- ca:Music
- Czech terms with IPA pronunciation
- Czech lemmas
- Czech nouns
- Czech indeclinable nouns
- Czech neuter nouns
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch terms with audio pronunciation
- Dutch terms borrowed from Japanese
- Dutch terms derived from Japanese
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch uncountable nouns
- Dutch neuter nouns
- Dutch non-lemma forms
- Dutch verb forms
- Esperanto terms suffixed with -e
- Esperanto 4-syllable words
- Esperanto terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Esperanto/oke
- Rhymes:Esperanto/oke/4 syllables
- Esperanto lemmas
- Esperanto adverbs
- Esperanto terms with usage examples
- Esperanto terms with quotations
- eo:Singing
- Finnish terms borrowed from English
- Finnish terms derived from English
- Finnish terms borrowed from Japanese
- Finnish terms derived from Japanese
- Finnish 4-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/oke
- Rhymes:Finnish/oke/4 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- Finnish terms with collocations
- Finnish nalle-type nominals
- Finnish uncountable nouns
- Indonesian terms borrowed from Japanese
- Indonesian terms derived from Japanese
- Indonesian terms derived from English
- Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian nouns
- Indonesian uncountable nouns
- Italian terms borrowed from Japanese
- Italian terms derived from Japanese
- Italian 4-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Italian lemmas
- Italian nouns
- Italian nouns with unknown or uncertain plurals
- Italian terms spelled with K
- Italian masculine nouns
- Japanese non-lemma forms
- Japanese romanizations
- Polish terms borrowed from Japanese
- Polish unadapted borrowings from Japanese
- Polish terms derived from Japanese
- Polish 4-syllable words
- Polish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Polish terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Polish/ɔkɛ
- Rhymes:Polish/ɔkɛ/4 syllables
- Polish lemmas
- Polish nouns
- Polish indeclinable nouns
- Polish neuter nouns
- pl:Businesses
- pl:Entertainment
- pl:Japan
- Portuguese 4-syllable words
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Portuguese/e
- Rhymes:Portuguese/e/4 syllables
- Rhymes:Portuguese/ɔkɨ
- Rhymes:Portuguese/ɔkɨ/4 syllables
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese nouns
- Portuguese countable nouns
- Portuguese terms spelled with K
- Portuguese masculine nouns
- Portuguese terms with quotations
- Portuguese terms with varying stress
- Romanian terms borrowed from Japanese
- Romanian terms derived from Japanese
- Romanian lemmas
- Romanian nouns
- Romanian uncountable nouns
- Romanian terms spelled with K
- Romanian neuter nouns
- Spanish terms borrowed from English
- Spanish terms derived from English
- Spanish terms borrowed from Japanese
- Spanish terms derived from Japanese
- Spanish 4-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/oke
- Rhymes:Spanish/oke/4 syllables
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish nouns
- Spanish uncountable nouns
- Spanish terms spelled with K
- Spanish masculine nouns
- Spanish terms with quotations
- Spanish slang
- Chilean Spanish
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- Swedish terms with usage examples
- Tagalog terms borrowed from English
- Tagalog terms derived from English
- Tagalog terms borrowed from Japanese
- Tagalog terms derived from Japanese
- Tagalog 4-syllable words
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Tagalog/oke
- Rhymes:Tagalog/oke/4 syllables
- Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog nouns
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script
- Turkish lemmas
- Turkish nouns
