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/

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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. (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.

3. (Britain) 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”).
7. (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

tavern

• Bulgarian: кръчма (bg) f (krǎčma), бар m (bar)
• Finnish: saluuna (fi)
• French: saloon (fr)
• Latin: caupōna (la) f, taberna (la) f, (low-grade) canaba f
• Plautdietsch: Schenkj f
• Russian: салу́н (ru) m (salún), бар (ru) m (bar), таве́рна (ru) f (tavérna)

lounge bar

sedan — see sedan

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

• Bulgarian: обща зала f (obšta zala)
• Maori: haranu

Anagrams

• Alonso, Losano, Solano, lasoon

Finnish

Noun

saloon

1. illative singular of salo

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English saloon.

Noun

saloon m (invariable)

1. 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)

1. 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.