Karaoke

karaoke karaoké karaokê German de: Etymology From de ja カラオケ karaoke, from ja 空 kara empty + ja オケ oke orchestra, the latter being an abbreviation of ja オーケストラ ōkesutora, from de en orchestra. The German word may also have been borrowed in part through en karaoke. Pronunciation de /ˌkaʁaˈoːkə/ de De-Karaoke.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Noun n:f de usually uncountable karaoke form of entertainment; an individual performance or session of it Usage notes Duden gives this word as a neuter, but in practice it is often, and perhaps predominantly, feminine (by analogy with the majority of words in -e). The plural is exceedingly rare and probably restricted to informal use. Declension n:f Further reading