Karaoke is a form of entertainment in which a machine plays the tunes of songs, and people take it in turns to sing the words.
karaoke in British English
(ˌkærɪˈəʊkɪ)
noun
a.
an entertainment of Japanese origin in which people take it in turns to sing well-known songs over a prerecorded backing tape
b.
(as modifier)
a karaoke bar
Word origin
from Japanese, from kara empty + ōkesutora orchestra
karaoke in American English
(ˌkæriˈoʊki; ˌ kɛriˈoʊki)
noun
a form of entertainment in which patrons, as in a bar, take turns singing popular songs into a microphone accompanied by prerecorded music played on a special device, with the lyrics displayed on a screen