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camera
Late Latin · ancient
"a chamber, room"
a word for a chamber or room
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chambre
Old French · medieval
"a room, chamber"
kept the sense of a room
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cabaret
French · 1200s
"a tavern, small inn"
a dialectal diminutive of 'little chamber' narrowed to a small tavern
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cabaret
English · 1650s-1912
"a nightclub offering food, drink, and entertainment"
entered for a tavern, then was reborrowed for a restaurant or club offering a floor show
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