Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

discotheque

/ˈdɪskəˌtɛk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables: dis-cotheque
IPA: /ˈdɪskəˌtɛk/

26

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A nightclub where dancing takes place.

Dated

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Borrowed from French discothèque (“record library; discotheque”).

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

discotheques (plural) discothèque (alternative)

Derived Forms

disco salsatheque

Synonyms

disco

Questions

How do you pronounce discotheque?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɪskəˌtɛk/.
What does discotheque mean?: A nightclub where dancing takes place.
Where does discotheque come from?: Borrowed from French discothèque (“record library; discotheque”).

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