saloon
English edit
Etymology edit
From Occitan salon IPA(key): /saˈlun/ 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 edit
Noun edit
saloon (plural saloons)
- (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.
- A pint of beer in the saloon bar costs a penny more than in 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.
- (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, Nigeria) A barbershop (store offering haircuts).
Synonyms edit
- (car body style, US, Australia): sedan
- See also Thesaurus:pub
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Descendants edit
- → Finnish: saluuna
- → French: saloon
- → Russian: салун (salun)
- → Bengali: সেলুন (śelun)
- → Hindi: सैलून (sailūn)
Translations edit
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Finnish edit
Noun edit
saloon
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
saloon m (invariable)
- saloon (bar)
See also edit
Anagrams edit
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English saloon.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
saloon m (plural saloons or saloon)
- saloon (bar)
Usage notes edit
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 edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
saloon c
- a saloon (tavern, especially in an American Old West setting)
- Saloonen var full av cowboys
- The saloon was full of cowboys
Declension edit
| Declension of saloon | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | saloon | saloonen | salooner | saloonerna |
| Genitive | saloons | saloonens | salooners | saloonernas |