salsa

«salsa» in Mova's school dictionary: a sauce, often spicy, made from chopped tomatoes, onions… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (salsa, uncountable; a salsa, salsas)

meaning for a pupil

1) Salsa is a sauce, often spicy, made from chopped tomatoes, onions, chillies and herbs, eaten with tortilla chips and Mexican food. tree →

2) Salsa is a lively dance and a kind of music from Latin America and the Caribbean, especially Cuba and Puerto Rico. tree →

3) In Spanish and Italian, «salsa» simply means sauce. tree →

sense in the lessons

In cooking lessons it is an easy no-cook recipe that practises knife safety and measuring. In music and PE it is a lively partner dance. Phrases: «tomato salsa», «chips and salsa», «salsa dancing», «salsa class».

examples

• We dipped tortilla chips in tomato salsa. tree →
• This mango salsa is sweet and spicy. tree →
• Mum goes to salsa classes on Thursdays. tree →
• Salsa music has a fast, bouncy beat. tree →
• Chop the tomatoes carefully when making salsa. tree →
• Add a little lime juice to the salsa. tree →
• They danced salsa at the wedding. tree →

note

Usually uncountable (some salsa); «a salsa» can mean one kind of sauce or dance. Do not confuse with «salsa verde» (a green herb sauce) or «sauce» in general. Wash hands after chopping chillies and do not touch your eyes.

In the corpora

• Salsa grew up in New York and the Caribbean from Cuban and Puerto Rican music.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «salsa» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.