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Where does “karaoke” come from?

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

karaoke (Spanish): karaoke; karaoke machine; karaoke bar

Definitions

  1. karaoke; karaoke machine; karaoke bar

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...
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