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noun
A spicy tomato sauce of Mexican origin, often including onions and hot peppers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
A style of urban music originally from New York heavily influenced by Cuban dance music, jazz and rock.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
Any of several dances performed to salsa music.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: dance, dancing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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verb
To dance the salsa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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noun
spicy sauce of tomatoes and onions and chili peppers to accompany Mexican foods
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: condiment
History
PIE word *sḗh2l Borrowed from Spanish salsa (“sauce”), from Latin salsus (“salted”), whence also the doublet sauce (via Old French).
Across languages
39 source translations are retained for this English entry.
