discotheque

or dis·co·thèque

[ dis-kuh-tek, dis-kuh-tek ]

noun

1. a nightclub for dancing to live or recorded music and often featuring sophisticated sound systems, elaborate lighting, and other effects.

discotheque

/ ˈdɪskəˌtɛk /

noun

1. the full name of disco

Word History and Origins

Origin of discotheque¹

From the French word discothèque, dating back to 1950–55. See disc, -o-, theca

Word History and Origins

Origin of discotheque¹

C20: from French discothèque, from Greek diskos disc + -o- + Greek thēkē case

Example Sentences

"Anyone who lives here keeps saying the same thing: something has to give because the prices keep going up," says George McBlain, operations director at O Beach, a discotheque and restaurant that employs workers from the island, mainland Spain and abroad.

From BBC

For my 12th birthday, I saw the show taped, with guests: Nancy Sinatra and Frank Sinatra Jr. I remember Tom doing a handstand, Paulsen delivering an editorial and the main sketch, something called “Phantom of the Discotheque,” which may have involved a trampoline.

From Los Angeles Times

The story went that he liked the discotheque much more than the training ground, and the affair with Bonaccorso and his car crash were symptoms of a deeper malaise.

From BBC

Stahelski ups the ante from the previous three films with one amazing set piece after another — a chase scene set in the desert, on horseback; a bloodbath in a discothèque decorated with waterfalls; visits to Osaka and Berlin — each sequence outdoing the one before.

From Washington Post

One day, while he was laying floors at a discothèque, he saw a man singing on the street for money.

From New York Times

Related Words

• disco