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saloon

Pronunciation: /səˈlun/

The English word “saloon” has 6 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A tavern, especially in an American Old West setting.
  2. A lounge bar in an English public house, contrasted with the public bar.
  3. A car with a boot or trunk compartment separate from the driver/passenger space and with seating and doors for more than two people.
  4. The cabin area of a boat or yacht devoted to seated relaxation, often combined with dining table.
  5. the part of a rail carriage or multiple unit containing seating for passengers.
  6. A barbershop (store offering haircuts).

Etymology

From Occitan salon, 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 *sel- (“dwelling”). Doublet of salon.

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