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   cab·a·ret

   /ˌkabəˈrā/

   noun

   • 1. entertainment held in a nightclub or restaurant while the audience eats or drinks at tables: "she was seen recently in cabaret" Similar entertainmentshowfloor showperformance
   • ▪ a nightclub or restaurant where entertainment is performed: "the dance halls and cabarets of Montmartre" Similar nightclubclubboîtesupper clubcafeinformal:nightspothotspotniterieclip jointinformal, dated:druminformal:honky-tonk

   Word Origin mid 17th century (denoting a French inn): from Old French, literally ‘wooden structure’, via Middle Dutch from Old Picard camberet ‘little room’. Current senses date from the early 20th century.

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • C

     3

   • A

     1

   • B

     3

   • A

     1

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

   • T

     1

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