karaoke
English
Etymology
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
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- (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 ([æ] diphthong, terminal [iː]). Compare pronunciation of end of karate, which has undergone the same sound change, and of bokeh, which has not, as reflected in the spelling.
Noun
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 Brick, John S., “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.
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- 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.
Derived terms
Translations
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Verb
karaoke (third-person singular simple present karaokes, present participle karaokeing, simple past and past participle karaoked)
- (intransitive) to perform karaoke
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See also
Czech
Noun
karaoke n
- karaoke (singing entertainment)
Further reading
Esperanto
Etymology
From karaoko (“karaoke”) + -e.
Adverb
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
- 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).
Noun
karaoke
- karaoke (form of entertainment)
Declension
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
- karaokebaari (“karaoke bar”)
- karaokelaite (“karaoke machine”)
- laulaa karaokea (“to karaoke”)
Anagrams
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
Noun
karaoke (first-person possessive karaokeku, second-person possessive karaokemu, third-person possessive karaokenya)
- 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.
Japanese
Romanization
karaoke
Polish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
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Further reading
Portuguese
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: ka‧ra‧o‧ke
Noun
karaoke m (plural s)
- Alternative form of karaokê
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English karaoke, borrowed from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke).
Pronunciation
Noun
karaoke m (uncountable)
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