"salsa" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsɑl.sə/ [US], /ˈsæl.sə/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-salsa.wav Forms: salsas [plural]
enPR: sälʹsə [US] Rhymes: -ɑlsə Etymology: PIE word *séh₂ls Borrowed from Spanish salsa (“sauce”), from Latin salsus (“salted”), whence also the doublet sauce (via Old French). Etymology templates: {{PIE word|en|séh₂ls}} PIE word *séh₂ls, {{bor|en|es|salsa||sauce}} Spanish salsa (“sauce”), {{der|en|la|salsus||salted}} Latin salsus (“salted”), {{doublet|en|sauce|notext=1}} sauce Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} salsa (countable and uncountable, plural salsas)
  1. (countable) A spicy tomato sauce, often including onions and hot peppers. Wikidata QID: Q249114 Tags: countable Categories (topical): Sauces Translations (spicy tomato sauce): salsa (Afrikaans), saŭco (Esperanto), salsa (Finnish), sauce salsa [feminine] (French), salsa [feminine] (French), サルサ (sarusa) (Japanese), 살사 (salsa) (Korean), salsa [feminine] (Polish), са́льса (sálʹsa) [feminine] (Russian), salsa mexicana [feminine] (Spanish), salsa picante [feminine] (Spanish), salsita [diminutive, feminine] (Spanish), salsa [common-gender] (Swedish), tomatsalsa [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-salsa-en-noun-en:Q249114 Disambiguation of Sauces: 82 8 7 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Mongolian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 17 25 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 54 13 24 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 42 37 17 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 41 33 21 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 44 33 18 4 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 52 16 24 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 52 26 18 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 52 14 27 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 41 39 17 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 38 38 20 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Mongolian translations: 44 34 18 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 40 36 17 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 38 42 16 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 52 14 27 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 53 12 26 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 40 40 16 4 Disambiguation of 'spicy tomato sauce': 94 4 1
  2. (uncountable, music) A style of urban music originally from New York heavily influenced by Cuban dance music, jazz and rock. Wikidata QID: Q208239 Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Musical genres Translations (style of music): salsa (Afrikaans), salso (Esperanto), salsa (Finnish), salsa [feminine] (French), साल्सा (sālsā) [neuter] (Marathi), салса (salsa) (Mongolian), salsa [feminine] (Polish), salsa [feminine] (Portuguese), са́льса (sálʹsa) [feminine] (Russian), salsa [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-salsa-en-noun-en:Q208239 Categories (other): Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 42 37 17 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 35 46 15 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 41 39 17 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 38 38 20 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 40 36 17 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 38 42 16 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 40 40 16 4 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'style of music': 0 67 32
  3. (countable, dance) Any of several dances performed to salsa music. Wikidata QID: Q189825 Tags: countable Categories (topical): Dances
    Sense id: en-salsa-en-noun-en:Q189825 Categories (other): Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 42 37 17 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 41 39 17 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 38 38 20 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 40 36 17 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 38 42 16 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 40 40 16 4 Topics: dance, dancing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: salsa golf, salsa-like, salsamole, salsa sauce, songo-salsa Related terms: salt Translations (dance): salsa (Afrikaans), salsa [feminine] (Czech), salso (Esperanto), salsa (Finnish), salsa [feminine] (French), סלסה (Hebrew), साल्सा (sālsā) [masculine] (Marathi), salsa [feminine] (Polish), са́льса (sálʹsa) [feminine] (Russian), salsa [common-gender] (Swedish)
Disambiguation of 'dance': 0 48 52

Verb

IPA: /ˈsɑl.sə/ [US], /ˈsæl.sə/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-salsa.wav Forms: salsas [present, singular, third-person], salsaing [participle, present], salsaed [participle, past], salsaed [past]
enPR: sälʹsə [US] Rhymes: -ɑlsə Etymology: PIE word *séh₂ls Borrowed from Spanish salsa (“sauce”), from Latin salsus (“salted”), whence also the doublet sauce (via Old French). Etymology templates: {{PIE word|en|séh₂ls}} PIE word *séh₂ls, {{bor|en|es|salsa||sauce}} Spanish salsa (“sauce”), {{der|en|la|salsus||salted}} Latin salsus (“salted”), {{doublet|en|sauce|notext=1}} sauce Head templates: {{en-verb}} salsa (third-person singular simple present salsas, present participle salsaing, simple past and past participle salsaed)
  1. (intransitive) To dance the salsa. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-salsa-en-verb-jcscTMgW

Inflected forms

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        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "They salsaed late until the night.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To dance the salsa."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To dance the salsa."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "sälʹsə",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɑl.sə/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsæl.sə/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/23/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-salsa.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-salsa.wav.mp3",
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑlsə"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "salsa"
  ],
  "word": "salsa"
}

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