Where does “karaoke” come from?

karaoke (Finnish) comes from English karaoke, from Japanese カラオケ — karaoke: popular music remixed or arranged to...

karaoke (Finnish): karaoke form of entertainment

Definitions

  1. karaoke form of entertainment

Ancestry of “karaoke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkaraokeA form of entertainment popular in clubs, at...
2Japaneseカラオケkaraoke: popular music remixed or arranged to...

Words derived from “karaoke

Every word from Japanese カラオケEvery word from English karaoke
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