salsa

plural salsas

1. countableA spicy tomato sauce of Mexican origin, often including onions and hot peppers.

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   Congressmen gleefully wolfed down every imaginable version of the hot dog – smoked kielbasas, jumbo grillers, Big & Juicy's, kosher dogs and spiced dogs – topped with every imaginable condiment – hot mustard, sweet mustard, jalapenos, spaghetti sauce, regular relish, corn relish, maple syrup salsa and the secret sauce of Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.). ("If I told you the recipe," an aide explained, "I'd have to shoot you.")

   1994 July 21, Faye Fiore, “Congress relishes another franking privilege: Meat lobby puts on the dog with exclusive luncheon for lawmakers – experts on pork”, in Los Angeles Times, archived from the original on 26 Feb 2026

2. uncountableentertainmentA style of urban music originally from New York heavily influenced by Cuban dance music, jazz and rock.

   The marina was a mainstay of the neighborhood, and Mr. O’Rourke was known for staging salsa and merengue concerts.

   2007 January 7, Alex Mindlin, “For a Shuttered Marina, Some Regret, Some Relief”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 11 Apr 2021

3. countabledanceAny of several dances performed to salsa music.

present singular third person salsas · participle present salsaing · participle past salsaed · past salsaed

1. intransitiveTo dance the salsa.

   They salsaed late until the night.