Saloon

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.4 Related terms

English

Etymology

French salon, either augmentative of salle "room", or borrowed from Italian salone "hall", augmentative form of sala "hall, room"; both borrowed from a Germanic source such as Old High German sal "house, hall", from common Germanic *sal-, from Proto-Indo-European *sol-, derived from *sel- "dwelling".

Pronunciation

IPA	SAMPA
/səˈlun/	/s@"lun/

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• Hyphenation: sa·loon
• Rhymes: -uːn

Noun

saloon (plural: saloons)

1. a tavern, especially in an American Old West setting
2. (British) The most common body style for modern cars, with a boot or trunk.

Synonyms

• sedan (2, US, Aus)

Related terms

• salon

da:saloon fr:saloon io:saloon it:saloon sv:saloon