salsa
noun /ˈsælsə/
/ˈsɑːlsə/
- [uncountable] a type of Latin American dance musicTopics Musicb2
- [countable, uncountable] a dance performed to this music
- [uncountable] a spicy tomato sauce eaten with Mexican foodTopics Foodc2
Word OriginSpanish, literally ‘sauce’, extended in American Spanish to denote the dance.