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

Further reading

• “salonnière”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.