salsa

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable) A spicy tomato sauce of Mexican origin, often including onions and hot peppers.
2. (uncountable) A style of urban music originally from New York heavily influenced by Cuban dance music, jazz and rock.
3. (countable) Any of several dances performed to salsa music.

Verb

To dance the salsa.

Synonyms

catsup

condiment

gravy

sauce

chili sauce

Translations

salsa

salsa

salsa mexicana

salsa picante

Salsa

Chilisauce

sauce salsa

الصلصا

partido

🥳

salsa

partido

partito

صلص

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɑl.sə/

Etymology

PIE word
*séh₂ls
Borrowed from Spanish salsa (“sauce”), from Latin salsus (“salted”), whence also the doublet sauce (via Old French).