SALOON


Meaning of SALOON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sə-ˈlün ]

noun

Etymology: French salon, from Italian salone, augmentative of sala hall, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German sal hall; akin to Lithuanian sala village

Date: 1728

1.

a. chiefly British : salon 1

b. chiefly British : an often elaborately decorated public hall

c.

(1) : a usually large public cabin on a ship (as for dining)

(2) : the living area on a yacht

d. chiefly British : salon 4

e. : barroom

2. : salon 2

3. British

a. : parlor car

b. : sedan 2a — called also saloon car

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.