saloon

CEFRB1

/səˈlun/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A bar or place where alcoholic drinks are served.

  2. 02

    noun

    A comfortable passenger room in a ship or train.

Examples

  • Mary kept an eye on the saloon door.

  • I want to buy a saloon.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A car with a boot or trunk compartment separate from the driver/passenger space and with seating and doors for more than two people.

  2. A lounge bar in an English public house, contrasted with the public bar.

  3. A tavern, especially in an American Old West setting.

More examples

In context

  • The cowboy entered the saloon.

  • A pint of beer in the saloon bar costs a penny more than in the public bar.

  • Near-synonyms: pub; see also Thesaurus:pub

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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.