salsa

Spanish

noun
Definitions
  • sauce, gravy liquid condiment
  • salsa spicy tomato sauce
  • salsa style of music
  • salsa dance performed to salsa music

Etymology

Inherited from Latin *salsa, 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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