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, (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): /kaɾoːkeː/, /kaɾawkeː/

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, -e
• Hyphenation: ka‧ra‧o‧ke

karaoke inan

1. karaoke
2. karaoke bar

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈkaraokɛ]

karaoke n (indeclinable)

1. karaoke (singing entertainment)

• “karaoke”, in Akademický slovník cizích slov at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz [Academic dictionary of foreign words] (in Czech), 1995

• IPA^(key): /kaːraːˈoːkə/, [kaːraːˈʔoːkə]

• 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.

• IPA^(key): /karaˈoke/
• Rhymes: -oke
• Hyphenation: ka‧ra‧o‧ke

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
• Syllabification^(key): ka‧ra‧o‧ke
• 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 2 July 2023

• 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 (uncountable)

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

• karaokê (Brazil)
• caraoque, caraoquê (prescriptive)
• karaoquê (nonstandard)

Borrowed from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke), from 空 (から, kara, “empty”) + オケ (oke, “orchestra”), abbreviation of オーケストラ (ōkesutora), from English orchestra.

• Rhymes: -e, -ɔkɨ

karaoke m (plural karaokes)

1. karaoke
   • 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)

2. karaoke machine
3. karaoke bar

   Synonym: bar de karaoke

   • 2025 April 17, Blitz, ““O vídeo mais anos 2000 de 2025”: mulher canta Blink-182 no karaoke sem perceber que o vocalista Tom DeLonge estava no público”, in Expresso‎^[9]:

     Um vídeo que mostra uma mulher a cantar ‘All the Small Things’, dos Blink-182, num karaoke, sem se aperceber de que o vocalista e guitarrista Tom DeLonge estava presente na sala, está a tornar-se um sucesso no TikTok.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

In Brazil, the karaokê is more common than the unadapted spelling. The adapted spellings caraoque / caraoquê are prescribed, but the words are much more commonly spelled with ⟨k⟩. Unadapted spellings, such as karaoke are often prescribed to be written italicized, though in practice in rarely happens.

• “caraoquê”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “caraoquê”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “karaoke”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “karaoke”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2025
• “karaoke”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Borrowed from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke).

karaoke n (uncountable)

1. karaoke

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.

• 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 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

karaoke c

1. karaoke

   sjunga karaoke

   sing 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