salsa

English

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Etymology

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

Noun

salsa (countable and uncountable; plural salsas)

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.

Translations

spicy tomato sauce

Finnish: salsa (fi)

Spanish: salsa mexicana (es) f., salsa picante (es) f.

style of music

Finnish: salsa (fi)

dance

Finnish: salsa (fi)

Verb

salsa (third-person singular simple present salsas, present participle salsaing, simple past and past participle salsaed)

1. (intransitive) To dance the salsa.

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Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sal‧sa

Noun

salsa

1. salsa (sauce)
2. (music) salsa
3. (dance) salsa

Declension

Declension of salsa (type kala) singular plural nominative salsa salsat genitive salsan salsojen salsain1 partitive salsaa salsoja accusative salsa salsan salsat inessive salsassa salsoissa elative salsasta salsoista illative salsaan salsoihin adessive salsalla salsoilla ablative salsalta salsoilta allative salsalle salsoille essive salsana salsoina translative salsaksi salsoiksi instructive – salsoin abessive salsatta salsoitta comitative – salsoineen 1) Rare.

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Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin salsa, noun use of the feminine of Latin salsus ‘salted’, past participle of sallere (“to salt”), from sal.

Noun

salsa f. (plural salse)

1. sauce

Anagrams

• lassa

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Latin

Adjective

salsa

1. nominative feminine singular of salsus
2. nominative neuter plural of salsus
3. accusative neuter plural of salsus
4. vocative feminine singular of salsus
5. vocative neuter plural of salsus

salsā

1. ablative feminine singular of salsus

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Portuguese

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salsa

Noun

salsa f. (plural salsas)

1. parsley (herb)

This Portuguese entry was created from the translations listed at parsley. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see salsa in the Portuguese Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) April 2008

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Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin salsa, noun use of the feminine of Latin salsus ‘salted’, past participle of sallere (“to salt”), from sal.

Noun

salsa f. (plural salsas)

1. sauce
2. a type of sauce flavored with chili and tomatoes that is popular in Latin America
3. salsa (a type of music)
4. salsa (a type of dance)