noun, feminine/ˈsala/plural: salas
room (a separate part of a building); large hall; ward (section of a hospital); courtroom
“sala de estar” — living room
Synonyms: cuarto, ambiente, habitación, pieza, recámara
From a Germanic language, from Proto-Germanic *saliz, see also German Saal, Middle Low German seli, Old High German sal, from Proto-Indo-European *sel- (“human settlement, village, dwelling”). Cognate with French salle (“room”). Compare English salon. Compare Dutch zaal.