Salsa is the Spanish word for sauce, from Latin 'salsus' (salted), borrowed into English for both Mexican cuisine and Latin dance music.
A spicy tomato-based sauce originating from Mexican and Latin American cuisine; a type of Latin American dance music incorporating elements of jazz and rock; the dance performed to such music.
From Spanish 'salsa' (sauce), from Vulgar Latin 'salsa' (salted things, condiment), feminine singular of Latin 'salsus' (salted), past participle of 'sallere' (to salt), from 'sal' (salt), from PIE *séh₂ls (salt). The PIE salt root is one of the most culturally significant in the entire Indo-European family, reflecting salt's role as humanity's oldest and most essential preservative and seasoning. The food sense entered English in the 19th century through contact with Mexican cuisine, where 'salsa' refers specifically to uncooked or lightly