salsa
pronunciation
How to pronounce salsa in British English:
UK [ˈsælsə]
How to pronounce salsa in American English:
US [ˈsɑlsə]
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- Noun:
- spicy sauce of tomatoes and onions and chili peppers to accompany Mexican foods
Word Origin
- salsa (n.)
- kind of sauce, 1846; kind of dance music, 1975, from Spanish, literally "sauce," from Vulgar Latin *salsa "condiment" (see sauce (n.)). In American Spanish especially used of a kind of relish with chopped-up ingredients; the music so called from its blend of Latin jazz and rock styles.
Example
- 1. Salsa dancing as a hobby or career ?
- 2. Darth vader plays trombone and salsa dances .
- 3. I reckon I might have to skip them salsa iessons .
- 4. If you have extra salsa , put it out with some tortilla chips for a crowd-pleasing appetizer .
- 5. On tuesday the company showed two phones , the chacha and the salsa , that include a separate button on the front to quickly access facebook .