Topic: MUSIC
| Date: | 1900-2000 |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Origin: | kara 'empty' + oke (from okesutora 'orchestra', from English orchestra) |
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kar‧a‧o‧ke

[uncountable]APM 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
a karaoke bar