saloon

sa·loon

noun \sə-ˈlün\

: a place where alcoholic drinks are served; especially : such a place in the western U.S. during the 19th century

: a large, comfortable room on a ship where passengers can talk, relax, etc.

: a comfortable room in a pub

Full Definition of SALOON

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

Examples of SALOON

1. <cowboys drinking in the saloon after their work was done for the day>

Origin of SALOON

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

First Known Use: 1728

Related to SALOON

Synonyms

bar, café (also cafe), cantina [Southwest], dramshop, gin mill, grogshop [chiefly British], pub, public house [chiefly British], barroom, taproom, tavern, watering hole, watering place

Related Words

alehouse, barrelhouse, bistro, bottle club, brewpub, cabaret, dive, joint, nightclub, roadhouse, speakeasy, sports bar, wineshop; package store

Rhymes with SALOON

aswoon, attune, baboon, balloon, bassoon, blue moon, buffoon, Calhoun, Cancún, cardoon, cartoon, cocoon, commune, doubloon, dragoon, festoon, fine-tune, forenoon, full moon, gaboon, gadroon, galloon, Gudrun, half-moon, harpoon, high noon, immune, impugn, jargoon, jejune, Kowloon, Kunlun, lagoon, lampoon, lardoon, Maine coon, maroon, monsoon, Neptune, new moon, oppugn, Pashtun, patroon, platoon, poltroon, pontoon, premune, puccoon, quadroon, ratoon, repugn, rough-hewn, Sassoon, shalloon, soupspoon, spittoon, spontoon, teaspoon, tribune, triune, tuchun, tycoon, typhoon, untune, Walloon