Salsa

Pronunciation

• US enPR: sälʹsÉ™, IPA: /ˈsÉ‘l.sÉ™/

Origin

From Spanish salsa ("sauce"), from Latin salsus ("salted"), whence also sauce (via Old French).

Full definition of salsa

Noun

1. (countable) A spicy tomato sauce, often including onions and hot peppers.
2. (uncountable, music) A style of music originally from Cuba heavily influenced by Spanish rhythms and jazz.
3. (countable, dance) Any of several dances performed to Salsa music.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To dance the salsa.----