salonnière

English

Etymology

From French salonnière.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /salɒnɪˈɛː/
  • (US) IPA(key): /sælɑnˈjɛɹ/, /-lɔn-/

Noun

salonnière (plural salonnières)

  1. A woman who hosts a salon.
    • 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 178:
      In general, however, the major salonnières of the eighteenth century came from a broader and less exclusive background.

Synonyms

  • salon hostess

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sa.lɔ.njɛʁ/

Adjective

salonnière

  1. feminine singular of salonnier

Noun

salonnière f (plural salonnières, masculine salonnier)

  1. salonnière

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