Meanings
plural salsatheques
- A discotheque that only plays salsa music.
Accustomed to more arduous tasks, the Montubios dance without the wild display seen in the salsatheques, with their heads held high, some without shoes.
1988, Pablo Cuvi, In the Eyes of My People: Stories and Photos of Journeys through Ecuador, Dinediciones, →ISBN, page 1722 more examples
'Spanish was one of my languages at university, so I spent time in Ecuador. And they don't have discotheques, they have salsatheques, so I learned salsa from a little lady who was about the size of Ronnie Corbett - if Dirty Dancing comes calling, I'll be there.'
2006, Keith Watson, "Andrew strikes it lucky", London Evening Standard, 26 February 2008After 30 years, Sese has earned the title as the oldest salsatheque in Quito, and continues to attract the best dancers in town, who come to this underground club to see and be seen.
2010, V!VA Travel Guides: Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands, Viva Publishing Network, →ISBN, page 130
Origin
Blend of salsa + discotheque.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Spanish salsateca
- salsatecadiscotheque that only plays salsa music
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