noun

[C, U]

A sauce or dressing served with food, especially one made from tomatoes, chili peppers, herbs, or other ingredients.

sálsa

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Latin salsa, feminine of salsus, meaning “salted.”

Examples

Añade salsa de tomate a la pasta.

Áñade sálsa de tomáte a la pásta.

Add tomato sauce to the pasta.

Esta salsa pica mucho.

Ésta sálsa píca múcho.

This sauce is very spicy.

Synonyms

Collocations

salsa de tomate

salsa picante

salsa verde

salsa bechamel

preparar una salsa

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noun

[U]

A lively Afro-Caribbean and Latin American style of popular dance music, characterized by strong rhythms and brass or percussion instruments.

sálsa

Pronunciation

Etymology

Extended figuratively from salsa “sauce,” suggesting a lively mixture of musical ingredients.

Examples

Bailamos salsa toda la noche.

Bailámos sálsa tóda la nóche.

We danced to salsa all night.

La salsa nació de una mezcla de ritmos caribeños.

La sálsa nació de úna mézcla de rítmos caribéños.

Salsa arose from a mixture of Caribbean rhythms.

Synonyms

música latina

ritmo latino

Collocations

música salsa

cantar salsa

escuchar salsa

ritmo de salsa

orquesta de salsa

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noun

[C, U]

A dance performed to salsa music, typically with lively steps and partner movement.

sálsa

Pronunciation

Etymology

Derived from the name of the musical genre salsa.

Examples

Aprendí a bailar salsa en Cali.

Aprendí a bailár sálsa en Cáli.

I learned to dance salsa in Cali.

La clase de salsa empieza a las siete.

La cláse de sálsa empiéza a las siéte.

The salsa class starts at seven.

Synonyms

baile

baile latino

Collocations

bailar salsa

clase de salsa

pasos de salsa

aprender salsa

salsa cubana

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noun

[C, U]

A sauce or dressing served with food, especially one made from tomatoes, chili peppers, herbs, or other ingredients.

sálsa

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Latin salsa, feminine of salsus, meaning “salted.”

Examples

Añade salsa de tomate a la pasta.

Áñade sálsa de tomáte a la pásta.

Add tomato sauce to the pasta.

Esta salsa pica mucho.

Ésta sálsa píca múcho.

This sauce is very spicy.

Synonyms

Collocations

salsa de tomate

salsa picante

salsa verde

salsa bechamel

preparar una salsa

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noun

[U]

A lively Afro-Caribbean and Latin American style of popular dance music, characterized by strong rhythms and brass or percussion instruments.

sálsa

Pronunciation

Etymology

Extended figuratively from salsa “sauce,” suggesting a lively mixture of musical ingredients.

Examples

Bailamos salsa toda la noche.

Bailámos sálsa tóda la nóche.

We danced to salsa all night.

La salsa nació de una mezcla de ritmos caribeños.

La sálsa nació de úna mézcla de rítmos caribéños.

Salsa arose from a mixture of Caribbean rhythms.

Synonyms

música latina

ritmo latino

Collocations

música salsa

cantar salsa

escuchar salsa

ritmo de salsa

orquesta de salsa

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noun

[C, U]

A dance performed to salsa music, typically with lively steps and partner movement.

sálsa

Pronunciation

Etymology

Derived from the name of the musical genre salsa.

Examples

Aprendí a bailar salsa en Cali.

Aprendí a bailár sálsa en Cáli.

I learned to dance salsa in Cali.

La clase de salsa empieza a las siete.

La cláse de sálsa empiéza a las siéte.

The salsa class starts at seven.

Synonyms

baile

baile latino

Collocations

bailar salsa

clase de salsa

pasos de salsa

aprender salsa

salsa cubana

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