What does salsa in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word salsa in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use salsa in Spanish.

The word salsa in Spanish means sauce, salsa, spice, stew in your own juice, with a sauce, in a sauce of, in sauce, in your element, mayonnaise, barbecue sauce, Bearnaise sauce, ketchup, catsup, tomato sauce, mayonnaise, thousand island dressing, rosé sauce, tartar sauce, green sauce, green chili sauce. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word salsa

sauce

nombre femenino (condimento cremoso)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ya la carne está lista; nada más tengo que preparar la salsa.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. We had sausages with mashed potatoes and gravy.

salsa

nombre femenino (baile caribeño) (dance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Estuve en una academia de baile y aprendí un estilo de salsa que se llama "rueda".
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. After many years of practice, Gloria won her first professional salsa competition.

spice

nombre femenino (coloquial (gracia) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
A esta fiesta le hace falta salsa, y no estoy hablando de música.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Tony brought liquor and gave the party some spice.

stew in your own juice

locución verbal (padecer su infortunio)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Yo que tú no intervenía y lo dejaba cocerse en su propia salsa.

with a sauce, in a sauce of

(aliño, condimento)

in sauce

locución adverbial (aderezado con salsa)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

in your element

locución adverbial (en su elemento)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Cuando viene a la casa, se va a encerrar a la biblioteca. Ahí está en su salsa.
When she comes over, she holes herself up in the library. She's in her element there.

mayonnaise

nombre femenino (salsa de huevo y aceite)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La mayonesa se prepara mezclando yemas de huevo, aceite, sal y vinagre o jugo de limón.
Mayonnaise is made by mixing egg yolks, oil, salt, and vinegar or lime juice.

barbecue sauce

(salsa para carne)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Bearnaise sauce

nombre femenino (salsa francesa)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La salsa bearnesa contiene yema de huevo y mantequilla.

ketchup, catsup

nombre femenino (Costa Rica (Ketchup)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Las papas fritas no me gustan solas; les pongo salsa de tomate.
I don't like French fries alone. I put ketchup on them.

tomato sauce

nombre femenino (tomate frito triturado)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Hoy cenamos carne con salsa de tomate.
Tonight we're having beef with tomato sauce.

mayonnaise

nombre femenino (ES (de aceite y huevo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Muchos alimentos se aderezan con salsa mahonesa.

thousand island dressing

nombre femenino (CO (de tomate y mayonesa)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La salsa rosada es ideal para acompañar mariscos.
Thousand island dressing goes really well with seafood.

rosé sauce

nombre femenino (de pimiento y leche)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La salsa rosada se sirve con papas cocidas.
Rosé sauce is served with boiled potatoes.

tartar sauce

nombre femenino (mayonesa y mostaza)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La salsa tártara deriva de la vinagreta.
Tartar sauce derives from vinaigrette.

green sauce

nombre femenino (hierbas y aceite)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El pescado sabe delicioso con salsa verde.

green chili sauce

nombre femenino (MX (tomate y chile)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La salsa verde es picante.

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