Complete Definition of "saloon"

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English

Etymology
F. 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
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Hyphenation: sa·loon
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-u�n|-u�n

Noun
en-noun

  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
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