salón

/saˈlon/ · B1 · noun · m

living room

🛋️ salón = sala (room) + -ón (big): the big room, like English salon

Spanish -ón is an augmentative suffix, so salón is literally a big sala. That covers both the main room of a home and a large hall for meetings or exhibitions. English salon and saloon come from the same root.

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