English

Etymology

Noun

1. A spicy tomato sauce, often including onions and hot peppers.
2. In the context of "uncountable|music": A style of music originally from Puerto Rico heavily influenced by Spanish rhythms and jazz.
3. In the context of "countable": Any of several dances performed to Salsa music.

Translations

• Spanish: salsa mexicana , salsa picante (1)

Italian

Etymology

Noun

1. sauce

Portuguese

Noun

1. parsley (herb)

Spanish

Etymology

Noun

1. sauce
2. a type of sauce flavored with chili and tomatoes that is popular in Latin America
3. salsa (a type of music)
4. salsa (a type of dance)

• Salsa (sauce), any of various sauces of Spanish, Italian or Latin American origin, from the Spanish or Italian word for sauce
• Salsa music, a group of musical styles having their roots in the Caribbean and Latin America
• Salsa (album), a 2000 album by Celia Cruz
• Salsa (dance), the dance forms corresponding to salsa music
• Salsa (1988 film), a 1988 film based on the dance
• In cryptography, the Salsa family of stream ciphers, particularly Salsa20
• SALSA programming language, an actor based programming language