"salsa" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsal.sa/ Forms: salse [plural]
Rhymes: -alsa Etymology: From Vulgar Latin *salsa, noun use of the feminine of Latin salsus (“salted”), from saliō, from sal. Etymology templates: {{inh|it|la-vul|*salsa}} Vulgar Latin *salsa, {{inh|it|la|salsus||salted}} Latin salsus (“salted”) Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} salsa f (plural salse)
  1. sauce Tags: feminine Related terms: salso, salare, sale
    Sense id: en-salsa-it-noun-VJzliYQo Categories (other): Italian entries referencing missing etymons, Italian entries with etymon, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Condiments, Foods, Music, Sauces Disambiguation of Italian entries referencing missing etymons: 50 50 Disambiguation of Italian entries with etymon: 50 50 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Condiments: 50 50 Disambiguation of Foods: 46 54 Disambiguation of Music: 46 54 Disambiguation of Sauces: 88 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈsal.sa/
Rhymes: -alsa Etymology: From Spanish salsa. Etymology templates: {{ety|it|:bor|es:salsa}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "salsa", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "es" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "salsa", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "it" }" data-lang="it" data-title="salsa">, {{bor|it|es|salsa}} Spanish salsa Head templates: {{it-noun|f|-}} salsa f (uncountable)
  1. salsa (dance) Tags: feminine, uncountable
    Sense id: en-salsa-it-noun-q~iZ04LR Categories (other): Italian entries referencing missing etymons, Italian entries with etymon, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Condiments, Dances, Foods, Music Disambiguation of Italian entries referencing missing etymons: 50 50 Disambiguation of Italian entries with etymon: 50 50 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Condiments: 50 50 Disambiguation of Dances: 36 64 Disambiguation of Foods: 46 54 Disambiguation of Music: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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