saloon
English
/səˈlun/
noun
Definitions
- (US) A tavern, especially in an American Old West setting.
- (British) A lounge bar in an English public house, contrasted with the public bar.
- (British) The most common body style for modern cars, with a boot or trunk.
- The cabin area of a boat or yacht devoted to seated relaxation, often combined with dining table.
- (rail transport) the part of a rail carriage or multiple unit containing seating for passengers.
- (living room in a house)
Etymology
Derived from French salon (reception room, salon, living room, saloon) derived from Italian salone (large hall, hall) derived from Proto-Germanic *salą (house, dwelling, hall) derived from Proto-Indo-European *sol-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*sol-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antisaloon English
- keeper English
- keeping English
- salon English
- saloonist English
- saloonkeeper English
- saloonkeeping English
- saloonlike English
- vetera Latin
- Salon German
- autosalone Italian
- fuorisalone Italian
- sala Italian
- salone Italian
- saloon Italian
- salon Dutch, Flemish
- salon French
- сало́н Russian
- салон Russian
- sala Spanish, Castilian
- saloon Spanish, Castilian
- *sel- Proto-Indo-European
- *sol- Proto-Indo-European
- salong Norwegian Bokmål
- *saliz Proto-Germanic
- *salą Proto-Germanic
- salon Polish
- salong Norwegian Nynorsk
- sel Old English
- sæl Old English
- sal Old Norse
- صالون Arabic
- salono Esperanto
- saló Catalan, Valencian
- Sa Galician
- Saa Galician
- Saavedra Galician
- sal Old High German
- salon Turkish
- xa-lông Vietnamese
- sal Middle High German
- *sali gmw-pro
- סלון Hebrew (modern)
- salong Estonian
- 沙龍 Chinese
- 살롱 Korean
- *sal Frankish
- sala lng