saloon
English
Etymology
From 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 *sol-, derived from *sel- (“dwelling”). Doublet of salon.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /səˈlun/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: sa‧loon
- Rhymes: -uːn
Noun
saloon (plural saloons)
- (US) A tavern, especially in an American Old West setting.
- (Britain, 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.
- (Britain) The most common body style for modern cars, with a boot or trunk.
- The cabin area of a boat or yacht devoted to seated relaxation, often combined with dining table.
- (rail transport) the part of a rail carriage or multiple unit containing seating for passengers.
- Dated form of salon (“living room in a house”).
- (India) A barbershop (store offering haircuts).
Synonyms
- (car body style, US, Australia): sedan
- See also Thesaurus:pub
Derived terms
- last chance saloon
- special saloon
Related terms
- salon
Translations
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Anagrams
- Alonso, Losano, Solano, lasoon
Finnish
Noun
saloon
- illative singular of salo
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English saloon.
Noun
saloon m (invariable)
- saloon (bar)
See also
- salone
Anagrams
- lanoso
Spanish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English saloon.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saˈlun/ [saˈlũn]
- Rhymes: -un
Noun
saloon m (plural saloons or saloon)
- saloon (bar)
Usage notes
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.