kar ‧ a ‧ o ‧ ke /ˌkæriˈəʊki $ ˌkɑːrəˈoʊ-/ BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Language: Japanese ; Origin: kara 'empty' + oke (from okesutora 'orchestra' , from English orchestra ) ]
[uncountable] an activity that people do for entertainment, in which someone sings a popular song while a karaoke machine plays the music to the song:
a karaoke bar