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salsa

noun sal·sa \ˈsȯl-sə, ˈsäl-\

: a spicy sauce made with tomatoes, onions, and hot peppers that is commonly served with Mexican food

: a type of popular Latin-American music

: dancing that is done to salsa music

Full Definition of SALSA

: a spicy sauce of tomatoes, onions, and hot peppers

: popular music of Latin American origin that has absorbed characteristics of rhythm and blues, jazz, and rock

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Spanish, literally, sauce, from Latin, feminine of salsus salted — more at sauce

First Known Use: circa 1962

SALSA Defined for Kids

noun sal·sa \ˈsȯl-sə, ˈsäl-\

: a spicy sauce of tomatoes, onions, and hot peppers

: popular music of Latin American origin with characteristics of jazz and rock

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