transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌker-ē-ˈō-kē, ˌka-rē- also ]
kə-ˈrō-kē, ˌkä-rä-ˈō-(ˌ)kā noun
Etymology: Japanese, from kara empty + ōke, short for ōkesutora orchestra
Date: 1979
: a device that plays instrumental accompaniments for a selection of songs to which the user sings along and that records the user's singing with the music ; also : a form of entertainment involving the use of a karaoke machine (as in a bar)