パーラーpaaraa
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- nounparlor; parlour; lounge; sitting room; guest room; foyer
- nouncafe; snack shop
- SynonymサロンNeutralLoanword for a salon; leans toward beauty salons or social gatherings, a different sense from 「パーラー」 as a shop selling fruit desserts and cold drinks.
- SynonymラウンジNeutralLounge; points to rest areas in hotels and airports, with more of a waiting-room feel than 「パーラー」.
- RelatedカフェNeutralEveryday word for a café; focuses on coffee and light meals, more coffee-oriented than 「パーラー」.
- Related喫茶店きっさてんNeutralCoffee shop; suggests a traditional, old-style kissaten, with less of the dessert-and-fruit flavor of 「パーラー」.
- RelatedコーヒーショップNeutralCoffee shop; a shop centered on coffee, unlike 「パーラー」 with its desserts and cold drinks.
In Japan 「パーラー」 usually means a shop selling fruit desserts and cold drinks, as in 「フルーツパーラー」, and also appears in pachinko parlor names. For cafés say 「カフェ」 or 「喫茶店」; for a lounge or waiting area say 「ラウンジ」.
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