salsa

Pluralsalsas

Formssalsas, salsaing, salsaed

1. 1
   nouncountable

   A spicy tomato sauce with onions and hot peppers, often eaten with Mexican food.

   Like ketchup, but spicier and chunkier.

   She dipped a tortilla chip into the spicy salsa.

   We made fresh salsa with tomatoes, onions, and chilies.

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2. 2
   noununcountable

   A lively type of dance music that started in New York, mixing Cuban beats with jazz and rock.

   Like upbeat Latin party music that makes people want to move.

   The band played salsa late into the night.

   She turned up the salsa and started cooking dinner.

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3. 3
   nouncountable

   A lively partner dance done to salsa music.

   Like a partner dance such as the waltz, but with fast Latin steps.

   They learned a new salsa at the studio last week.

   She danced a quick salsa with her partner at the party.

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4. 4
   verbintransitive

   To dance the salsa.

   They love to salsa every Friday night downtown.

   We salsa whenever the band starts playing.

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