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How to pronounce parlour in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms parlor
Type of reception room
Type Words
Synonyms front room, living-room, living room, parlor, sitting room
Type of room
Has types common room, morning room, salon

Examples of parlour

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When Miranda turned eight, her parents took her to a pizza parlour to celebrate.
From the guardian.co.uk
After that, Mr Karkowski said he had suggested they all go to a massage parlour.
From the smh.com.au
At the northern end of the undercroft is the passage known as the outer parlour.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It is understood the man may be the owner of a tattoo parlour in Coffs Harbour.
From the smh.com.au
Hopefully someone will tell him which side he's on before they leave the parlour.
From the dailyadvertiser.com.au
They could then cross the road to a tattoo parlour and have it inked in for good.
From the guardian.co.uk
A German icecream parlour has put up its prices in an attempt to deter customers.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Across town, in a roadside massage parlour, three girls were perched on a sofa.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Into Marie Laveau's parlour come two people seeking justification and revenge.
From the post-gazette.com
More examples
  • Parlor: reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
  • Living room: a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax
  • Parlour (or parlor), from the French word parloir, from parler ("to speak"), denotes an "audience chamber". In parts of the United Kingdom and the United States, parlours are common names for certain types of food service houses, restaurants (i.e. ...
  • Parlour is a brand of frozen dessert currently produced by Nestlu00E9. It is not to be confused with an ice cream parlour, which is any type of vendor selling ice cream. Parlour comes in many different flavours and is available mainly in Canada...
  • A room for talking, especially the room in a monastery or convent where residents can talk with visitors; The living room of a house, or a room for entertaining guests; A comfortable room in a public house; A shop or other business selling goods specified by context; A shed used for milking cattle
  • In a monastery, an area where speaking was allowed for legitimate puposes
  • A shop which provides a stated type of personal service or sells a stated product:
  • A sitting room, a conversation room
  • Old fashioned word for living room.