karaoke

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌkæriˈəʊki/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌkæriˈoʊki/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kar′ē ō′kē)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ka•ra•o•ke /ˌkæriˈoʊki/USA pronunciation  n. [countable]
  1. a device that allows a person to sing along to the music of a song and record his or her voice, the original singing having been electronically eliminated.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ka•ra•o•ke  (kar′ē ō′kē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. an act of singing along to a music video, esp. one from which the original vocals have been electronically eliminated.
  • Japanese, = kara empty + oke orchestra
  • 1985–1990

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
karaoke / ˌkærɪˈəʊkɪ/
  1. an entertainment of Japanese origin in which people take it in turns to sing well-known songs over a prerecorded backing tape
  2. (as modifier): a karaoke bar
Etymology: from Japanese, from kara empty + ōkesutora orchestra
'karaoke' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
movieoke

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