Main Entry: kab- ba- lah
Variant:also kab-ba-la or ka-ba-la or ca-ba-la or cab-ba-la or cab-ba-lah
Function:noun
Usage:often capitalized
Etymology:Medieval Latin cabbala — more at CABAL

1 : a medieval and modern system of Jewish theosophy, mysticism, and thaumaturgy marked by belief in creation through emanation and a cipher method of interpreting Scripture
2 a : a traditional, esoteric, occult, or secret matter b : esoteric doctrine or mysterious art
–kab£ba£lism \*k*-b*-*li-z*m, *ka-\ noun
–kab£ba£lis£tic \*k*-b*-*lis-tik, *ka-\ adjective

Main Entry:cabaret
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Middle French dialect (Picard or Walloon), from Middle Dutch, alteration of cambret, cameret, from Middle French dialect (Picard) camberete small room, ultimately from Late Latin camera — more at CHAMBER
Date:1655
1 archaic : a shop selling wines and liquors
2 a : a restaurant serving liquor and providing entertainment (as by singers or dancers) : NIGHTCLUB b : the show provided at a cabaret

CAB Function:abbreviation
Civil Aeronautics Board
hansom
Pronunciation:*han(t)-sam
Function:noun
Etymology:Joseph A. Hansom died 1882 English architect
Date:1847
: a light 2-wheeled covered carriage with the driver's seat elevated behind — called also hansom cab

gypsy cab
Function:noun
Date:1964
: a taxicab licensed only to answer calls; especially : such a cab that cruises in search of passengers