saloon
/səˈlun/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A car with a boot or trunk compartment separate from the driver/passenger space and with seating and doors for more than two people.
British usage
noun
The cabin area of a boat or yacht devoted to seated relaxation, often combined with dining table.
noun
the part of a rail carriage or multiple unit containing seating for passengers.
Example Sentences
Etymology
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.
Origin
- Source language: French