salsa

[ sahl-suh; Spanish sahl-sah ]
/ ˈsɑl sə; Spanish ˈsɑl sɑ /

noun

a lively, vigorous type of contemporary Latin American popular music, blending predominantly Cuban rhythms with elements of jazz, rock, and soul music.
a ballroom dance of Puerto Rican origin, performed to this music, similar to the mambo, but faster with the accent on the first beat instead of the second beat of each measure.
Mexican Cookery. a sauce, especially a hot sauce containing chilies.

verb (used without object)

to dance the salsa.

Origin of salsa

1970–75; < American Spanish, Spanish: literally, sauce; probably so called orig. because of its mixture of styles

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British Dictionary definitions for salsa

salsa
/ (ˈsælsə) /

noun

a type of Latin American big-band dance music
a dance performed to this kind of music
Mexican cookery a spicy tomato-based sauce

Word Origin for salsa

C20: from Spanish: sauce