"saloon" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /səˈlun/ Audio: en-us-saloon.ogg Forms: saloons [plural]
Rhymes: -uːn 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. Etymology templates: {{der|en|oc|salon}} Occitan salon, {{der|en|fr|salon}} French salon, {{der|en|it|salone||hall}} Italian salone (“hall”), {{der|en|gem|-}} Germanic, {{cog|goh|sal||house, hall}} Old High German sal (“house, hall”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*salą}} Proto-Germanic *salą, {{der|en|ine-pro|*sel-||dwelling}} Proto-Indo-European *sel- (“dwelling”), {{doublet|en|salon}} Doublet of salon Head templates: {{en-noun}} saloon (plural saloons)
  1. (US) A tavern, especially in an American Old West setting. Tags: US Translations (tavern): кръчма (krǎčma) [feminine] (Bulgarian), бар (bar) [masculine] (Bulgarian), saluuna (Finnish), saloon (French), caupōna [feminine] (Latin), taberna [feminine] (Latin), canaba (english: low-grade) [feminine] (Latin), Schenkj [feminine] (Plautdietsch), bar [masculine] (Polish), szynk [masculine] (Polish), салу́н (salún) [masculine] (Russian), бар (bar) [masculine] (Russian), таве́рна (tavérna) [feminine] (Russian), taberna [feminine] (Spanish), tasca [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-saloon-en-noun-qsumgnwK Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Māori translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 21 3 2 9 9 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 68 8 1 1 13 5 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 56 15 2 2 9 10 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 56 16 1 1 10 10 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 59 11 3 4 9 7 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 64 10 2 3 11 7 4 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 56 11 3 3 12 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 61 12 2 3 10 8 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Māori translations: 61 11 2 3 10 8 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 70 7 1 1 12 5 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 61 10 2 3 11 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 61 12 2 3 10 8 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 57 13 2 2 10 9 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 62 10 3 3 8 7 6 Synonyms: pub, alehouse, boozer [Australia, Britain, New-Zealand, slang], boozing ken [archaic], bousing ken [archaic], drinker, drinkery, gargle-factory [obsolete, slang], gin joint, groggery [archaic], local [British, idiomatic], nineteenth hole, pot-house [idiomatic], pub, public house [British], rummery, saloon [US], tavern, watering hole [idiomatic] Disambiguation of 'tavern': 77 21 0 0 0 1 0
  2. (British, dated) A lounge bar in an English public house, contrasted with the public bar. Tags: British, dated Translations (lounge bar): wygodna sala w barze [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-saloon-en-noun-r34n-kG9 Categories (other): British English Disambiguation of 'lounge bar': 32 59 1 0 0 8 0
  3. (British) A car with a boot or trunk compartment separate from the driver/passenger space and with seating and doors for more than two people. Wikidata QID: Q190578 Tags: British Synonyms: sedan Hypernyms: car, auto, automobile, motor vehicle, vehicle
    Sense id: en-saloon-en-noun-en:Q190578 Categories (other): British English Coordinate_terms: coupe, ;, estate car, estate, station wagon, wagon, station sedan, ;, minivan, people carrier, MPV, ;, CUV, XUV, ;, SUV, sport utility vehicle, ;
  4. The cabin area of a boat or yacht devoted to seated relaxation, often combined with dining table.
    Sense id: en-saloon-en-noun-y7wPwkA7
  5. (rail transport) the part of a rail carriage or multiple unit containing seating for passengers.
    Sense id: en-saloon-en-noun-CDrVnF4X Categories (other): Rail transportation Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
  6. Dated form of salon (“living room in a house”). Tags: alt-of, dated Alternative form of: salon (extra: living room in a house)
    Sense id: en-saloon-en-noun-Gg8k3KNC
  7. (India, Nigeria) A barbershop (store offering haircuts). Tags: India, Nigeria
    Sense id: en-saloon-en-noun-tPPO8W-w Categories (other): Indian English, Nigerian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: salon Translations (a large public room for use as a lounge on a ship): обща зала (obšta zala) [feminine] (Bulgarian), haranu (Māori), wygodna sala na statku [feminine] (Polish), salŵn [feminine, masculine] (Welsh)
Derived forms: antisaloon, last chance saloon, oyster saloon, saloonatic, saloonist, saloon keeper, saloonkeeper, saloonkeeping, saloonless, saloonlike, special saloon Disambiguation of 'a large public room for use as a lounge on a ship': 35 42 2 0 2 19 0

Inflected forms

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          "word": ";"
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          "word": "estate car"
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          "word": "estate"
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          "word": "minivan"
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          "word": "people carrier"
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          "word": "MPV"
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          "word": "CUV"
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          "word": "XUV"
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          "word": "automobile"
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        "A barbershop (store offering haircuts)."
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        "(India, Nigeria) A barbershop (store offering haircuts)."
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "krǎčma",
      "sense": "tavern",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "кръчма"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "bar",
      "sense": "tavern",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "бар"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "tavern",
      "word": "saluuna"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "tavern",
      "word": "saloon"
    },
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      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "lang_code": "la",
      "sense": "tavern",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "caupōna"
    },
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      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
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      "sense": "tavern",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "taberna"
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      "code": "la",
      "english": "low-grade",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "lang_code": "la",
      "sense": "tavern",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "translation": "low-grade",
      "word": "canaba"
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      "lang_code": "pdt",
      "sense": "tavern",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Schenkj"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "tavern",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "tavern",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "szynk"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "salún",
      "sense": "tavern",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "салу́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "bar",
      "sense": "tavern",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "бар"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "tavérna",
      "sense": "tavern",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "таве́рна"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "tavern",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "taberna"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
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      "sense": "tavern",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tasca"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "lounge bar",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "wygodna sala w barze"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "obšta zala",
      "sense": "a large public room for use as a lounge on a ship",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "обща зала"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Māori",
      "lang_code": "mi",
      "sense": "a large public room for use as a lounge on a ship",
      "word": "haranu"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "a large public room for use as a lounge on a ship",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "wygodna sala na statku"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "lang_code": "cy",
      "sense": "a large public room for use as a lounge on a ship",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "salŵn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "saloon"
}

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