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saloon

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English

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Etymology

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From Occitan salon, French salon, either augmentative of salle (room), or borrowed from Italian salone (hall), augmentative form of sala, salla (room); in both cases borrowed from a Germanic source such as Old High German sal (house, hall), from Proto-Germanic *salą, from Proto-Indo-European *sel- (dwelling). Doublet of salon.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /səˈlun/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Hyphenation: sa‧loon
  • Rhymes: -uːn

Noun

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saloon (plural saloons)

  1. (US) A tavern, especially in an American Old West setting.
    Near-synonyms: pub; see also Thesaurus:pub
  2. (British, dated) A lounge bar in an English public house, contrasted with the public bar.
    A pint of beer in the saloon bar costs a penny more than in the public bar.
  3. (British) A car with a boot or trunk compartment separate from the driver/passenger space and with seating and doors for more than two people.
    Synonym: sedan (US, Canada, Australia)
    Hypernyms: car, auto, automobile < motor vehicle < vehicle
    Coordinate terms: coupe; estate car, estate, station wagon, wagon, station sedan (archaic); minivan, people carrier (UK), MPV (UK); CUV, XUV; SUV, sport utility vehicle; truck, lorry, van
  4. The cabin area of a boat or yacht devoted to seated relaxation, often combined with dining table.
  5. (rail transport) the part of a rail carriage or multiple unit containing seating for passengers.
  6. Dated form of salon (living room in a house).
  7. (India, Nigeria) A barbershop (store offering haircuts).

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English saloon. Doublet of salon.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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saloon m (plural saloons, diminutive saloontje n)

  1. (historical) saloon (tavern in the Old West)

Further reading

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Finnish

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Noun

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saloon

  1. illative singular of salo

Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English saloon.

Noun

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saloon m (invariable)

  1. saloon (bar)

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Anagrams

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English saloon.

Noun

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saloon n (plural saloonuri)

  1. saloon

Declension

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singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative saloon saloonul saloonuri saloonurile
genitive-dative saloon saloonului saloonuri saloonurilor
vocative saloonule saloonurilor

References

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  • saloon in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Spanish

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English saloon. Doublet of salón.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /saˈlun/ [saˈlũn]
  • Rhymes: -un
  • Syllabification: sa‧loon

Noun

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saloon m (plural saloons or saloon)

  1. saloon (bar)

Usage notes

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According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

Swedish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English saloon.

Noun

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saloon c

  1. a saloon (tavern, especially in an American Old West setting)
    Saloonen var full av cowboys
    The saloon was full of cowboys

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