salsa roja

noun

A Mexican sauce usually including cooked tomatoes, chili peppers, onion, garlic, and fresh cilantro (coriander).

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Meanings

noun
  1. A Mexican sauce usually including cooked tomatoes, chili peppers, onion, garlic, and fresh cilantro (coriander).

Origin

  1. Spanishsalsa roja
  2. Englishsalsa roja

Borrowed from Spanish salsa roja (literally “red sauce”).

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salsa roja. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salsa%20roja

MLA

“salsa roja.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salsa%20roja. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “salsa roja,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salsa%20roja.

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