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salle.

hall

5 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/sal/

  1. hall

    feminine

  2. room (in a house)

    feminine

  3. front of house (public area of a restaurant, theatre, etc.)

    feminine
    en salle

  4. sports hall

    feminine

  5. gym

    feminine · informal
    aller à la salle
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sel-der. Proto-Germanic *saliz Frankish *salider. Old French saleder. Middle French salle French salle Inherited from Middle French salle, from Old French sale (“a large room, large reception hall”), from Frankish *sal (“dwelling, house, entrance hall”), from Proto-Germanic *salą (“dwelling, house, hall”), from Proto-Indo-European *sel- (“human settlement, village, dwelling”). More at salon. Cognates Cognate with Old High German sal (“dwelling, house, entrance hall”) (whence German Saal), Old Norse salr (“room, hall”) (whence Icelandic salur), Old English sæl (“room, hall, castle”). Cognate with Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish sala.

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