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salone

living room

noun sah-LOH-neh Rare

Also means

salon

Usage Note

Salone is an augmentative of sala and can mean a large sitting room, a showroom, or a professional salon (e.g. salone di bellezza — beauty salon, Salone del Mobile — furniture fair). In everyday domestic use it overlaps with soggiorno for living room, but salone tends to suggest a larger, more formal space.

Examples

"Il salone è arredato con gusto."

Natural Translation

The living room is tastefully furnished.

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