salsa

English

/ˈsɑl.sə/

noun
Definitions
  • (countable) A spicy tomato sauce, often including onions and hot peppers.
  • (uncountable) A style of urban music originally from New York heavily influenced by Cuban dance music, jazz and rock.
  • (countable) Any of several dances performed to salsa music.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, Castilian salsa (sauce) derived from Latin salsus (salted, salty, salt, witty).

Origin

Latin

salsus

Gloss

salted, salty, salt, witty

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

塩

Emoji
🌊

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