saloon

English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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 (deprecated template usage) [etyl]  source such as Old High German sal (“house, hall”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *salą, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *sol-, derived from *sel- (“dwelling”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səˈlun/

• Audio (US):

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• Hyphenation: sa‧loon
• Rhymes: -uːn

Noun

saloon (plural saloons)

1. (US) A tavern, especially in an American Old West setting.
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) The most common body style for modern cars, with a boot or trunk.
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)

Synonyms

• (car body style, US, Australia): sedan
• See also Thesaurus:pub

Derived terms

• special saloon

Related terms

• salon

Translations

tavern

• Finnish: saluuna (fi)
• French: saloon (fr)
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• Russian: салу́н (ru) m (salún), бар (ru) m (bar), таве́рна (ru) f (tavérna)

lounge bar

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sedan — see sedan

a large public room for use as a lounge on a ship

• Maori: haranu
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Anagrams

• Alonso, Solano, lasoon

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Finnish

Noun

saloon

1. (deprecated template usage) illative singular of salo

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English saloon.

Noun

saloon m (uncountable)

1. saloon (bar)

See also

• salone

Anagrams

• lanoso

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Spanish

Noun

saloon m (plural saloons or saloon)

1. saloon (bar)