salsa (redirected from Salsas)

sal·sa  (säls)

n.

1. A spicy sauce of chopped, usually uncooked vegetables or fruit, especially tomatoes, onions, and chili peppers, used as a condiment.

2. Music A popular form of Latin-American dance music, characterized by Afro-Caribbean rhythms, Cuban big-band dance melodies, and elements of jazz and rock.

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[American Spanish, from Spanish, sauce, from Old Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *salsa; see sauce.]

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salsa [ˈsælsə]

n

1. (Music, other) a type of Latin American big-band dance music

2. (Music, other) a dance performed to this kind of music

3. (Cookery) Mexican cookery a spicy tomato-based sauce

[from Spanish: sauce]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

salsa - spicy sauce of tomatoes and onions and chili peppers to accompany Mexican foods condiment - a preparation (a sauce or relish or spice) to enhance flavor or enjoyment; "mustard and ketchup are condiments"

Translations

salsa [ˈsælsə] n

(= sauce) → sauce f piquante à la tomate

(= music) → salsa f

salsa

n

(Mus) → Salsa m

(Cook) → Salsasoße f