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salsa

UK/ˈsæl.sə/ US/ˈsɑl.sə/ fairly common

noun

1.

spicy sauce of tomatoes and onions and chili peppers to accompany Mexican foods

Origin

PIE word *sḗh₂l Borrowed from Spanish salsa (“sauce”), from Latin salsus (“salted”), whence also the doublet sauce (via Old French).

Phrases

  • salsa golf
  • salsa roja
  • salsa sauce

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