speakeasy vs saloon

speakeasy and saloon both are nouns.

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

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

speakeasy: (during prohibition) an illegal barroom
saloon: a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter

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

speakeasy (noun)	saloon (noun)
(during prohibition) an illegal barroom	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