discothèque

See also: discotheque

English

Noun

discothèque (plural discothèques)

1. Alternative form of discotheque

French

Etymology

Blend of disque +‎ bibliothèque, originally meaning “library of discs/records”. Morphologically disco- +‎ -thèque.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dis.kɔ.tɛk/

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Noun

discothèque f (plural discothèques)

1. discotheque (nightclub)

Descendants

• → Danish: diskotek
• → English: discotheque
• → German: Diskothek
• → Icelandic: diskótek
• → Norwegian Bokmål: diskotek
• → Norwegian Nynorsk: diskotek
• → Turkish: diskotek
• → Dutch: discotheek

Further reading

• “discothèque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.