salsa

noun

sal·sa | \ˈsȯl-sə,

ˈsäl-\

Definition of salsa

1 : a usually spicy sauce of chopped tomatoes, onions, and peppers that is commonly served with Mexican food also : a similar sauce made with a main ingredient other than tomatoes peach salsa

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

Examples of salsa in a Sentence

The band was playing salsa. We're taking classes in salsa.

Recent Examples on the Web

Almost everything else here also gets made from scratch, including a gamut of red and green salsas. — James Patrick Kelly, idahostatesman, "Boise’s trendy new taquerias redefine the taco – and diners get to taste the difference," 27 June 2018 There’s loud salsa music playing, and just a few feet away, the sun shines bright upon the surface of the ocean. — Laia Garcia, Bon Appetit, "Home Is Where the Manteca Is: A Visit to Piñones in Puerto Rico," 6 June 2018 Events Bay Street Salsa Sundays A music series featuring live salsa music, dancing, and free lessons for beginners. 2:30 p.m. Sun., June 3 and 10. — Chronicle Staff Report, San Francisco Chronicle, "Events listings," 31 May 2018 Another, spiked with hot sauce like Tabasco, for salsa. — Alex Van Buren, Health.com, "This Healthy, 5-Minute Dressing Can Rescue Almost Any Leftovers in Your Fridge," 22 May 2018 Way more bang for your buck to get a bottle of hot sauce and use it as salsa with tortilla chips. — Carly Graf, Outside Online, "The Best Homemade Snacks According to the Pros," 11 May 2018 Guitars of the iconic Café Havana echo salsa music into the early morning. — Monica Mendal, Vogue, "These Private Islands Off the Coast of Cartagena Are Practically Made for Instagram," 28 Apr. 2018 Businesses cater to miners: Open-air bars stocked with cold beer are within walking distance of the pits, stacks of speakers blare salsa music and prostitutes ply the streets. — Andrew Rosati, Bloomberg.com, "The Bloody Grab for Gold in Venezuela’s Most Dangerous Town," 9 Apr. 2018 Being Puerto Rican, even salsa music stems back to the Motherland [Africa]. — refinery29.com, "Bruno Mars Is The Least Of Our Cultural Appropriation Problems," 12 Mar. 2018

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