barrelhouse vs saloon

barrelhouse and saloon both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
barrelhouse	Yes	No	No	No
saloon	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, saloon is a hypernym of barrelhouse; that is, saloon is a word with a broader meaning than barrelhouse:

barrelhouse: a cheap drinking and dancing establishment
saloon: a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter

Other hypernyms of barrelhouse include bar, barroom, ginmill, taproom.

barrelhouse (noun)	saloon (noun)
a cheap drinking and dancing establishment	a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
	tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals
	a car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors