Saloon

Table of contents

1 Etymology 2 Pronunciation 3 Noun 3.1 Synonyms 4 Related terms

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/

• 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