karaoké

karaoke

noun kah-rah-oh-KEH Rare

Origin: From Japanese 'karaoke', from 'kara' (empty) + 'ōke' (orchestra).

Usage Note

Karaoké is masculine and is used with or without the definite article: faire du karaoké ('to do karaoke'), une soirée karaoké ('a karaoke night'). Karaoke bars are common in French cities, sometimes called bars à karaoké. The accent on the final 'e' signals it should be pronounced, unlike typical French silent final 'e'.

Examples

"Nous avons passé la soirée à faire du karaoké."

Natural Translation

We spent the evening doing karaoke.

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