/ ˈkæbəreɪ; NAmE ˌkæbəˈreɪ/ noun
1.
[ C , U ] entertainment with singing and dancing that is performed in restaurants or clubs in the evenings :
a cabaret act / singer / band
2.
[ C ] a restaurant or club where cabaret entertainment is performed
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent. (denoting a French inn): from Old French , literally wooden structure , via Middle Dutch from Old Picard (a dialect of French spoken in Picardy) camberet little room. Current senses date from the early 20th cent.