disco

Meaning

Noun

1. Clipping of discotheque, a nightclub for dancing.
2. A genre of dance music that was popular in the 1970s, characterized by elements of soul music with a strong Latin-American beat and often accompanied by pulsating lights.

Verb

1. To dance disco-style dances.
2. To go to discotheques.

Synonyms

discotheque

disco music

club

record shop

a-go-go

discothèque

Hyphenated as

dis‧co

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɪskəʊ/

Etymology

From a shortening of discotheque, from French discothèque.