Meanings
plural saloons
- USA tavern, especially in an American Old West setting.
Near-synonyms: pub; see also Thesaurus:pub
Synonyms: pub, alehouse, boozer, boozing ken, bousing ken, drinker, drinkery, gargle-factory
- IrelandUKdatedA lounge bar in an English public house, contrasted with the public bar.
A pint of beer in the saloon bar costs a penny more than in the public bar.
- IrelandUKA car with a boot or trunk compartment separate from the driver/passenger space and with seating and doors for more than two people.
The black Peugeot which stood there might indeed have been the saloon they had seen, but it might equally have been one of a million others on the French roads.
1953, Ian Fleming, “Black Patch”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 177Synonyms: sedan
- The cabin area of a boat or yacht devoted to seated relaxation, often combined with dining table.
- rail transportthe part of a rail carriage or multiple unit containing seating for passengers.
- datedDated form of salon (“living room in a house”).
- IndiaNigeriaA barbershop (store offering haircuts).
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA tavern, especially in an American Old West setting.
nounA car with a boot or trunk compartment separate from the driver/passenger space and with seating and doors for more than two people.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
nountavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals
nouna car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*sel-“dwelling”
- Proto-Germanic*salą
- Italiansalone“hall”
- Frenchsalon
- Occitansalon
- Englishsaloon
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.
More words from Occitan, French, Italian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian кръчма, бар
- кръчма (krăčma)tavern
- бар (bar)tavern
- обща зала (obšta zala)a large public room for use as a lounge on a ship
Finnish saluuna
- saluunatavern
French saloon
- saloontavern
Latin caupōna, taberna
- caupōnatavern
- tabernatavern
- canabatavern
Māori haranu
- haranua large public room for use as a lounge on a ship
Polish bar, szynk
- bartavern
- szynktavern
- wygodna sala w barzelounge bar
- wygodna sala na statkua large public room for use as a lounge on a ship
Russian салу́н, бар
- салу́н (salún)tavern
- бар (bar)tavern
- таве́рна (tavérna)tavern
Spanish taberna, tasca
- tabernatavern
- tascatavern
Welsh salŵn
- salŵna large public room for use as a lounge on a ship
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
saloon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saloon
“saloon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saloon. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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