Cabaret burlesque, drag shows, or a solo vocalist with a pianist, as well as the venues which offer this entertainment, are often advertised as cabarets. The first known use of the word "cabaret" was in 1655. It is may be derived from the Middle Dutch "cambret", itself probably derived from an earlier form of "chambrette", little room, or from the Norman French "chamber" meaning tavern, itself derived from the Late Latin word "camera" meaning an arched roof. The word "cabaret" came to mean "a restaurant or night club" by 1912. The word "cabaret" was originally Flemish (and possibly Picard before that).
Picard language and the Languages of France ("la Délégation générale à la langue française et aux langues de France"). Picard, like French, is one of the "langues d'oïl" and belongs to the Gallo-Roman family of languages. It consists of all the varieties used for writing () in the north of France from before 1000 (in the south of France at that time the Occitan language was used). Often, the "langues d'oïl" are referred to simply as Old French. Picard is phonetically quite different from the North-central "langues d'oïl", which evolved into modern French. Among the most notable traits, the evolution in Picard