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salsa definition

☆ salsa (säl′sə)

noun

  1. a kind of Latin American dance music of Afro-Cuban and Puerto Rican origin, influenced by jazz and rock, and usually played at fast tempos
  2. a hot sauce made with chilies, tomatoes, etc.

Etymology: AmSp < Sp, sauce < L: see sauce

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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