Japanese word

ディスコ

Pronunciation

Romajidisuko

Meaning

  • noundisco

Example

週末はディスコで踊ります。shū matsu wa di su ko de odo ri ma su

I dance at a disco on weekends.

Illustration for ディスコ (disco)

More examples

この店では、昔のディスコ音楽がよく流れます。ko no mise de wa mukashi no di su ko on gaku ga yo ku naga re ma su

This place often plays old disco music.

Core concept

Points to a place where recorded dance music brings people together for social dancing.

Common phrases

  • ディスコに行くdi su ko ni i ku

    go to a disco

  • ディスコで踊るdi su ko de odo ru

    dance at a disco

  • ディスコ音楽di su ko on gaku

    disco music

Similar words

ナイトクラブnaitokurabu: An entertainment venue open at night that features music, dancing, and social activity.
ダンスホールdansuhōru: A large venue intended for social dancing, sometimes with formal or partner dances.

Definition in Japanese

流行音楽を聴きながら人々が集まって踊る店。ryū kō on gaku o ki ki na ga ra hito bito ga atsu ma tte odo ru mise

Word origin

ディスコ (disuko, "disco") is a Japanese borrowing of English disco, ultimately linked to French discothèque, a word formed from disque, "record," and bibliothèque, "library."

Usage tips

  • The English word disco commonly evokes the late 1970s dance-music culture, but it still also denotes a club where people dance.

Other meanings

  • discothequenoun

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