Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Cabaret

Cabaret (kab"ȧ*ret; 277) , noun

[French]

1.
A tavern; a house where liquors are retailed. [Obsolete as an English word.]
2.
A type of restaurant where liquor and dinner is served, and entertainment is provided, as by musicians, dancers, or comedians, and usually providing space for dancing by the patrons; -- similar to a nightclub. In some cases, the performers dance or sing on the floor between the tables, after the practice of a certain class of French taverns. The term cabaret is often used in the names of such an establishment.
3.
The type of entertainment provided in a cabaret{2}.