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salsas

salsas is the plural of salsa.

salsas is the third-person singular simple present indicative of salsa.

Meaning of salsa

Noun

salsa (countable and uncountable, plural salsas)

  1. (countable) 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...
  2. (uncountable) 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
  3. (countable) Any of several dances performed to salsa music.

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Questions about salsas

What is salsas the plural of?
Salsas is the plural of salsa.

Words near salsas in the dictionary

  1. salsalate
  2. salsalike
  3. salsamole
  4. salsarita
  5. salsaritas
  6. salsas
  7. salsatheque
  8. salsatheques
  9. Salsberry
  10. Salsberrys
  11. Salsbury

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