karaoke

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.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkæ.ɹiˌəʊ.ki/, /ˈkæ.ɹəˌəʊ.ki/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (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.)

karaoke (countable and uncountable, plural karaokes)

2. (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.

3. (countable) A karaoke session.
4. (countable) A karaoke parlour.

   Synonym: (especially in the Korean context) noraebang

5. (fitness) 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.

• karate

• → Welsh: carioci

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

1. (intransitive) to perform karaoke

• a cappella
• KTV

Ultimately from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke).

• IPA^(key): /kaɾaoke/ [ka.ɾa.o.ke]
• Rhymes: -oke
• Hyphenation: ka‧ra‧o‧ke

karaoke inan

1. karaoke
2. karaoke bar

• “karaoke”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia

karaoke n (indeclinable)

1. karaoke (singing entertainment)

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

• IPA^(key): /kaːraːˈoːkeː/, [kaːraːˈʔoːkeː]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ka‧ra‧o‧ke

Borrowed from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke).

karaoke n (uncountable)

1. karaoke

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

karaoke

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of karaoken

From karaoko (“karaoke”) +‎ -e.

karaoke

1. in a karaoke manner

   kanti karaoke

   to sing karaoke

   • 2004 July 9, Tani Hiroyuki, “Re: Asia esperanto”, in soc.culture.esperanto‎^[1] (Usenet), message-ID <cclltn$j17$1@nwall2.odn.ne.jp>:

     Se vi ŝatas kanti karaoke, vi estas karaokulo.

     If you like to sing karaoke, you are a ‘karaoke-er’.

   • 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.

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

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑrɑoke/, [ˈkɑ̝rɑ̝ˌo̞k̟e̞]
• Rhymes: -oke
• Hyphenation^(key): ka‧rao‧ke

karaoke

1. karaoke (form of entertainment)

   laulaa karaokea ― to karaoke

• “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 2023-07-02

• korkeaa

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.

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

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.

karaoke

1. Rōmaji transcription of カラオケ

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke).

• IPA^(key): /ka.raˈɔ.kɛ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔkɛ
• Syllabification: ka‧ra‧o‧ke

karaoke n (indeclinable)

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

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

karaoke m (plural karaokes) (European Portuguese spelling)

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

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

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

karaoke m (uncountable)

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

• “karaoke”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

karaoke c

1. karaoke

• karaokemaskin (“karaoke machine”)

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

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.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaɾaˈʔoke/ [kɐ.ɾɐˈʔoː.xɛ]
• Rhymes: -oke
• Syllabification: ka‧ra‧o‧ke

karaoke (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇᜂᜃᜒ)

1. karaoke
2. karaoke machine

• “karaoke”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

karaoke (definite accusative karaokeyi, plural karaokeler)

1. karaoke

Inflection
Nominative	karaoke
Definite accusative	karaokeyi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	karaoke	karaokeler
Definite accusative	karaokeyi	karaokeleri
Dative	karaokeye	karaokelere
Locative	karaokede	karaokelerde
Ablative	karaokeden	karaokelerden
Genitive	karaokenin	karaokelerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular karaokem karaokelerim 2nd singular karaoken karaokelerin 3rd singular karaokesi karaokeleri 1st plural karaokemiz karaokelerimiz 2nd plural karaokeniz karaokeleriniz 3rd plural karaokeleri karaokeleri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular karaokemi karaokelerimi 2nd singular karaokeni karaokelerini 3rd singular karaokesini karaokelerini 1st plural karaokemizi karaokelerimizi 2nd plural karaokenizi karaokelerinizi 3rd plural karaokelerini karaokelerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular karaokeme karaokelerime 2nd singular karaokene karaokelerine 3rd singular karaokesine karaokelerine 1st plural karaokemize karaokelerimize 2nd plural karaokenize karaokelerinize 3rd plural karaokelerine karaokelerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular karaokemde karaokelerimde 2nd singular karaokende karaokelerinde 3rd singular karaokesinde karaokelerinde 1st plural karaokemizde karaokelerimizde 2nd plural karaokenizde karaokelerinizde 3rd plural karaokelerinde karaokelerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular karaokemden karaokelerimden 2nd singular karaokenden karaokelerinden 3rd singular karaokesinden karaokelerinden 1st plural karaokemizden karaokelerimizden 2nd plural karaokenizden karaokelerinizden 3rd plural karaokelerinden karaokelerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular karaokemin karaokelerimin 2nd singular karaokenin karaokelerinin 3rd singular karaokesinin karaokelerinin 1st plural karaokemizin karaokelerimizin 2nd plural karaokenizin karaokelerinizin 3rd plural karaokelerinin karaokelerinin

• karaoke in Reverso (Turkish-English)