Salsa
noun
1.
a lively, vigorous type of contemporary Latin American popular music, blending predominantly Cuban rhythms with elements of jazz, rock, and soul music.
2.
a ballroom dance of Puerto Rican origin, performed to this music, similar to the mambo, but faster with the accent on the first beat instead of the second beat of each measure.
3.
Mexican Cookery. a sauce, especially a hot sauce containing chilies.
verb (used without object)
4.
to dance the salsa.
noun
1.
a type of Latin American big-band dance music
2.
a dance performed to this kind of music
3.
(Mexican cookery) a spicy tomato-based sauce
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