Saloon Meaning
/səˈlun/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA tavern, especially in an American Old West setting.
nounA lounge bar in an English public house, contrasted with the public bar.
Sentence Examples
The cowboy entered the saloon.
I want to buy a saloon.
Mary kept an eye on the saloon door.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The cowboy rode into town and went to the ____ for a drink.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The cowboys tied their horses outside the ____ before pushing through the swinging doors.
Word Origin & History
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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CEFR Practice Quiz
The cowboy rode into town and went to the ____ for a drink.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The cowboys tied their horses outside the ____ before pushing through the swinging doors.