saloon

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English

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Etymology

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

  • 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. (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) A car with a boot or trunk compartment separate from the driver/passenger space; a sedan.
  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, Nigeria) A barbershop (store offering haircuts).

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Finnish

Noun

saloon

  1. illative singular of salo

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English saloon.

Noun

saloon m (invariable)

  1. saloon (bar)

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Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English saloon. Doublet of salón.

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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.

Swedish

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Etymology

Borrowed from English saloon.

Noun

saloon c

  1. a saloon (tavern, especially in an American Old West setting)
    Saloonen var full av cowboys
    The saloon was full of cowboys

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