noun
discotheque
DIHS-kuh-tehk
noun
1
A nightclub where people dance to recorded pop or dance music.
"The old discotheque on the pier was famous throughout the 1970s."
How to Use Discotheque
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA club for dancing to recorded music — the full, slightly old-fashioned form of "disco."
Common pairings
a discotheque scene
local discotheque
Word Forms
discotheques plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from French discothèque, originally meaning "record library," from disque ("disc/record") plus -thèque ("collection, storage place").