salsa
/ˈsæl.sə/US/ˈsɑl.sə/
salsa noun: a spicy tomato sauce of Mexican origin, often including onions and hot peppers.
Noun
salsa (countable and uncountable, plural salsas)
- A spicy tomato sauce of Mexican origin, often including onions and hot peppers.
- Congressmen gleefully wolfed down every imaginable version of the hot dog – smoked kielbasas, jumbo grillers, Big & Juicy's, kosher dogs and spiced dogs – topped with every imaginable condiment – hot mustard, sweet mustard, jalapenos, spaghetti sauce, regular relish, corn relish, maple syrup salsa...1994 July 21, Faye Fiore, “Congress relishes another franking privilege: Meat lobby puts on the dog with exclusive luncheon for lawmakers – experts on pork”, in Los Angeles Times, archived from the...
- A style of urban music originally from New York heavily influenced by Cuban dance music, jazz and rock.
- The marina was a mainstay of the neighborhood, and Mr. O’Rourke was known for staging salsa and merengue concerts.2007 January 7, Alex Mindlin, “For a Shuttered Marina, Some Regret, Some Relief”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 11 Apr 2021
- Any of several dances performed to salsa music.
Verb
salsa (third-person singular simple present salsas, present participle salsaing, simple past and past participle salsaed)
- To dance the salsa.
- They salsaed late until the night.
salsa meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
salsa in Hindi
- साल्सा, सालसा
salsa in Tamil
- சல்சா, சால்சா, சால்ஸா
salsa in Marathi
- dance
- साल्सा sālsā
- style of music
- साल्सा sālsā
salsa in Urdu
- سالسا, سلسا
More languagesFewer languages
- salsa in Bengali
- সালসা, স্যালসা, সালসিং করা
- salsa in Telugu
- సల్సా, సాల్సా
- salsa in Malayalam
- സൽസ, സാൽസ, സൽസാ
- salsa in Kannada
- ಸಾಲ್ಸಾ, ಸಲ್ಸಾ, ಸಾಲ್ಶಾ
- salsa in Punjabi
- ਸਾਲਸਾ, ਸਲਸਾ, ਸਾਲ੍ਸਾ
- salsa in Gujarati
- સાલસા, સાલ્સા
- salsa in Odia
- ସାଲସା, ସାଲ୍ସା, ସାଲ୍ସିଂ
- salsa in Nepali
- साल्सा, सालसा, साल्सा गर्न
Examples of salsa in a sentence
- A salsa song came on the radio.
- Like regular salsa, it's great as a dip or a topping for burritos and tacos.
- Salsamole Avocado-rich guac and tomato-based salsa are a delicious dynamic duo.
Forms of salsa
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | salsas |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | salsas |
| present participle | salsaing |
| past participle | salsaed |
| past | salsaed |
Origin of salsa
PIE word *sḗh₂l Borrowed from Spanish salsa (“sauce”), from Latin salsus (“salted”), whence also the doublet sauce (via Old French).
Words formed from salsa
Phrases with salsa
Questions about salsa
- What does salsa mean?
- Salsa means a spicy tomato sauce of Mexican origin, often including onions and hot peppers.
- What is salsa in Hindi?
- Salsa in Hindi is साल्सा, सालसा. See Salsa meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is salsa?
- Salsa can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce salsa?
- Salsa is pronounced /ˈsɑl.sə/ (US).
- What is the plural of salsa?
- The plural of salsa is salsas.
Words near salsa in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: salsa (page history and authors); salsa (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); salsa (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); salsa (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); salsa (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); salsa (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); salsa (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); salsa (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); salsa (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); salsa (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); salsa (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); salsa (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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