what does discotheque mean
2006-10-09 23:44:34 · 15 answers · asked by sparkynicci 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
dis‧co‧theque Pronunciation Key: [dis-kuh-tek, dis-kuh-tek]
-noun
-a nightclub for dancing to live or recorded music and often featuring sophisticated sound systems, elaborate lighting, and other effects.
[French, record library, discoth�que, from Italian discoteca, record library : disco, disk, record (from Latin discus, quoit. See discus) + biblioteca, library (from Latin bibliothca)
2006-10-10 00:53:40 · answer #1 · answered by Ä l ɐ ҳ ä 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A discothèque (or discoteque) (pronounced disko-tek) is an entertainment venue or club with recorded music, played by "Discaires" (Disk jockeys), rather than an on-stage band. The word derives from the French word discothèque (a type of nightclub). Discothèque is a portmanteau coined around 1941 from disc and bibliothèque (library) by La Discothèque, then located on the Rue de la Huchette in Paris (Jones + Kantonen, 1999). Previously, most paid entertainment in public venues used live bands.
Today the term discothèque is usually synonymous with nightclub. The term "disco" was originally a 1960s U.S. abbreviation of discothèque, a place where "disco music" was played.
2006-10-09 23:47:57 · answer #2 · answered by jrsgurl62 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just the long word for disco.
Disco is a shorter (and more modern) way of saying discotheque!
2006-10-09 23:51:13 · answer #3 · answered by Dahv Inchi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Basically, it's a dance hall, a place where people (typically the "younger crowd") go to dance to "modern" music (typically recorded, played by a DJ, rather than a live band). Such places may nor may not be licenced and may or may not offer some limited form of food.
2006-10-10 02:36:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What Does Discotheque Mean
2017-01-20 20:12:48 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dis‧co‧theque /ˈdɪskəˌtɛk, ˌdɪskəˈtɛk/ \[dis-kuh-tek, dis-kuh-tek] Pronunciation Key
–noun a nightclub for dancing to live or recorded music and often featuring sophisticated sound systems, elaborate lighting, and other effects.
Also, dis‧co‧thèque.
Also called disco.
2006-10-09 23:48:15 · answer #6 · answered by Kuulei 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is from the french word discotheqé meaning a club that plays music, shortenrd to disco in the late seventies and now associated with the dance music of that era
2006-10-09 23:51:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Disco-greek meaning discs
Teque-greek meaning style, technique, trade(work)
disco's are where you shake your money maker to tunes on a disc spun by a Disc Jockey (DJ).
2006-10-10 01:36:26 · answer #8 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a nightclub for dancing to live or recorded music and often featuring sophisticated sound systems, elaborate lighting, and other effects.
2006-10-10 00:29:36 · answer #9 · answered by winorlose9 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a nightclub for dancing to live or recorded music and often featuring sophisticated sound systems, elaborate lighting, and other effects.
2006-10-09 23:46:55 · answer #10 · answered by zu.ryne 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋