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salsa verde

salsa verde noun: a Mexican sauce made chiefly of tomatillos.

salsa verde: a Mexican sauce made chiefly of tomatillos
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Noun

salsa verde

  1. A Mexican sauce made chiefly of tomatillos.
  2. A cold green Italian sauce made with parsley, vinegar, capers, garlic, onion, anchovies, olive oil, and sometimes mustard.

Origin of salsa verde

Borrowed from Spanish salsa verde and Italian salsa verde, both meaning literally “green sauce”.

Questions about salsa verde

What does salsa verde mean?
Salsa verde means a Mexican sauce made chiefly of tomatillos.
What part of speech is salsa verde?
Salsa verde is a noun.

Words near salsa verde in the dictionary

  1. salsa
  2. salsa golf
  3. salsa roja
  4. salsa sauce
  5. salsa sauces
  6. salsa verde
  7. salsa-like
  8. salsaed
  9. salsafies
  10. salsafy
  11. salsaing

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