discotheque en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈdɪskoʊˌtɛk/
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈdɪskəˌtɛk/
Etymology
Borrowed from French discothèque (“record library; discotheque”).
Meanings
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(dated) A nightclub where dancing takes place.
By night, it must be admitted, the place is something of a horror, with its endless repetitive bars and strip-joints and hot-doggeries and battalions of barkers competing with the howl of the discotheques.
1969, the editors of Time-Life Books, “New Orleans”, in The USA: A Visitor’s Handbook, Amsterdam: Time-Life Books, →LCCN, →OCLC, chapter 2 (Famous Cities), page 160:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| discotheques | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| discothèque | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (40)
fi diskoteekki (nightclub) · qu tusuna wasi (nightclub) · hy դիսկոտեկ (nightclub) · es discoteca (nightclub) · de Disko (nightclub) · el δισκοθήκη (nightclub) · is diskótek (nightclub) · sh diskoteka (nightclub) · pt discoteca (nightclub) · ja ディスコティック (nightclub) · he דיסקוטק (nightclub) · cs diskotéka (nightclub) · yi דיסקאָטעק (nightclub) · fr discothèque (nightclub) · hu diszkó (nightclub) · uk дискоте́ка (nightclub) · fi disko (nightclub) · pl dyskoteka (nightclub) · cmn 迪斯科舞廳 /迪斯科舞厅 (nightclub) · ko 디스코텍 (nightclub) · cmn 迪斯科 (nightclub) · et diskoteek (nightclub) · cmn 迪廳 /迪厅 (nightclub) · ka დისკოთეკა (nightclub) · it discoteca (nightclub) · sv diskotek (nightclub) · nl discotheek (nightclub) · de Tanzlokal (nightclub) · sw disko (nightclub) · kk дискотека (nightclub) · de Disco (nightclub) · el ντισκοτέκ (nightclub) · no diskotek (nightclub) · ru дискоте́ка (nightclub) · gl discoteca (nightclub) · ko 디스코테크 (nightclub) · ro discotecă (nightclub) · lb Diskothéik (nightclub) · ar دِيسْكُو (nightclub) · de Diskothek (nightclub)