saloon
Meaning
- (US) A tavern, especially in an American Old West setting.
- (British, dated) A lounge bar in an English public house, contrasted with the public bar.
- (British) A car with a boot or trunk compartment separate from the driver/passenger space; a sedan.
- The cabin area of a boat or yacht devoted to seated relaxation, often combined with dining table.
- the part of a rail carriage or multiple unit containing seating for passengers.
- (alt-of, dated) Dated form of salon (“living room in a house”).
- (India, Nigeria) A barbershop (store offering haircuts).
Synonyms
ginmill
saloon car
reception-room
saloon-car
spacious room
chair-car
saloon-carriage
juke house
saloon carriage
bar-room
Translations
bar
bar
Salon
taberna
bar
kroeg
barFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/səˈlun/
Etymology
In summary
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.
Notes
Sign in to write sticky notes
Start learning English with learnfeliz.
Practice speaking and memorizing "saloon" and many other words and sentences in English.
'%3e%3c/path%3e%3c/g%3e%3cdefs%3e%3cmarker%20markerWidth='4.5'%20markerHeight='4.5'%20refX='2.25'%20refY='2.25'%20viewBox='0%200%204.5%204.5'%20orient='auto'%20id='SvgjsMarker4023'%3e%3cpolygon%20points='0,4.5%201.5,2.25%200,0%204.5,2.25'%20fill='white'%3e%3c/polygon%3e%3c/marker%3e%3c/defs%3e%3c/svg%3e)
