Saloon — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter

tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sɐlˈuːn/

🇬🇧British English

/sɐlˈuːn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sɐlˈuːn/

2 syllables Say it as /sɐlˈuːn/.

Examples

he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

public house barroom sedan bar ginmill pub taproom gin mill taphouse pothouse

Parts of Speech

noun	a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter “he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar”
noun	tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals
noun	a car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

salon

une salle ou un établissement où des boissons alcoolisées sont servies sur un comptoir

🇪🇸Spanish

salón

una habitación o establecimiento donde se sirven bebidas alcohólicas en un mostrador

🇮🇹Italian

salone

una stanza o un locale in cui le bevande alcoliche vengono servite al bancone

🇳🇱Dutch

salon

een ruimte of etablissement waar alcoholische dranken aan een toonbank worden geserveerd

🇵🇹Portuguese

salão

sala ou estabelecimento onde são servidas bebidas alcoólicas no balcão

🇷🇺Russian

салон

помещение или заведение, где алкогольные напитки подаются без прилавка

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बड़ा दालान

एक कमरा या प्रतिष्ठान जहाँ एक काउंटर पर मादक पेय परोसा जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

সেলুন

একটি কক্ষ বা প্রতিষ্ঠান যেখানে একটি কাউন্টারে অ্যালকোহলযুক্ত পানীয় পরিবেশন করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

வரவேற்புரை

ஒரு கவுண்டரில் மதுபானங்கள் வழங்கப்படும் அறை அல்லது நிறுவனம்

🇮🇳Telugu

సెలూన్

కౌంటర్‌లో మద్య పానీయాలు అందించే గది లేదా స్థాపన

🇮🇳Marathi

सलून

एक खोली किंवा आस्थापना जिथे काउंटरवर अल्कोहोलिक पेय दिले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

સલૂન

એક ઓરડો અથવા સ્થાપના જ્યાં કાઉન્ટર પર આલ્કોહોલિક પીણાં પીરસવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಲೂನ್

ಕೌಂಟರ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಆಲ್ಕೊಹಾಲ್ಯುಕ್ತ ಪಾನೀಯಗಳನ್ನು ನೀಡುವ ಕೊಠಡಿ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ಥಾಪನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സലൂൺ

ഒരു കൗണ്ടറിൽ മദ്യം നൽകുന്ന ഒരു മുറി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സ്ഥാപനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੈਲੂਨ

ਇੱਕ ਕਮਰਾ ਜਾਂ ਸਥਾਪਨਾ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਇੱਕ ਕਾਊਂਟਰ ਉੱਤੇ ਅਲਕੋਹਲ ਵਾਲੇ ਡਰਿੰਕਸ ਪਰੋਸੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

سیلون

ایک کمرہ یا اسٹیبلشمنٹ جہاں کاؤنٹر پر الکحل مشروبات پیش کیے جاتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

沙龙

在柜台上提供酒精饮料的房间或场所

🇯🇵Japanese

サルーン

カウンター越しにアルコール飲料が提供される部屋または施設

🇰🇷Korean

큰 홀

카운터를 통해 알코올 음료가 제공되는 방이나 시설

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quán rượu

một căn phòng hoặc cơ sở nơi đồ uống có cồn được phục vụ tại quầy

🇹🇭Thai

รถเก๋ง

ห้องหรือสถานประกอบการที่ให้บริการเครื่องดื่มแอลกอฮอล์ผ่านเคาน์เตอร์

🇮🇩Indonesian

bar

sebuah ruangan atau tempat di mana minuman beralkohol disajikan di konter

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صالون

غرفة أو مؤسسة حيث يتم تقديم المشروبات الكحولية على المنضدة

🇮🇷Persian

سالن

اتاق یا موسسه ای که در آن مشروبات الکلی در پیشخوان سرو می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

salon

alkollü içeceklerin tezgahta servis edildiği oda veya tesis

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִסְבָּאָה

חדר או מוסד שבו משקאות אלכוהוליים מוגשים מעל דלפק

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The primary meaning of 'saloon' is 'a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter'.

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