salsa

Pronunciation: [ˈsal.sə]

“salsa” is a Catalan word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

sauce
salsa (music)
salsa (dance)

In Catalan

Acompanyament semilíquid del menjar per donar-li millor sabor.
Tipus de ball americà.

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan salsa, from Vulgar Latin *salsa, a noun based on the feminine of Latin salsus (“salted”), perfect passive participle of salīre, a verb based on sāl.

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salsa de Sant Bernat

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