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saloon bar
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salpiglossis
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salsa
salsa verde
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salsa

sal·sa [ slssə ] (plural sal·sas)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. spicy sauce: a spicy sauce of finely chopped vegetables including tomatoes, onions, and chilies, eaten with tortilla chips and other Mexican foods

2. Latin American dance music: Latin American dance music combining aspects of jazz and rock with African-Cuban melodies

3. dance to salsa music: a dance performed to salsa music

[Late 20th century. < Spanish, "sauce" < Latin, "salted," form of past participle of sallere "to salt" < sal "salt"]
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