English Explanatory Dictionary

salsa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

sälʹsə /ˈsɑl.sə/ /ˈsæl.sə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-salsa.wav

Word forms

salsa salsas salsaing salsaed

Etymology

PIE word *sḗh₂l Borrowed from Spanish salsa (“sauce”), from Latin salsus (“salted”), whence also the doublet sauce (via Old French).

Related words

salsa roja salt

Derived words

salsa golf salsalike salsa-like salsamole salsarita salsa sauce salsatheque songo-salsa

Translations

Afrikaans: salsa Czech: salsa Esperanto: salso Finnish: salsa French: salsa Greek: σάλσα Hebrew: סלסה Japanese: サルサ Korean: 살사 Marathi: साल्सा Polish: salsa Russian: са́льса Swedish: salsa
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