Etymology

salsa verde

Today it means: A Mexican sauce made chiefly of tomatillos. Full definition →

Spanish salsa verde ← Italian salsa verde
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  1. Italian · borrowed fromsalsa verde
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromsalsa verde
  3. English todaysalsa verde

Borrowed from Spanish salsa verde and Italian salsa verde, both meaning literally “green sauce”.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.