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salsa

[sahl-suh, sahl-sah] / ˈsɑl sə, ˈsɑl sɑ /


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“I’ve had a strong relationship with salsa music since I was young, even though I didn’t grew up in a place that was a cradle for that genre.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

For her Hollywood Bowl gig, Peluso will be accompanied by the Colombian salsa collective Grupo Niche, a Grammy- and Latin Grammy-winning group that has been around since the late ’70s.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

Norishige Sato’s culture shock came in the form of the free chips and salsa that arrived unbidden at a Mexican restaurant in Texas.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

Some have posted online about the free chips and salsa that comes at Hispanic restaurants or the free re-fills offered at nearly every eatery.

From BBC Jun. 19, 2026

Eight floors below, I hear the mix of salsa and rap over the scatter of nighttime voices and the movement of people out causing mischief on Halloween night.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles

Think salsas, pasta sauces, chimichurri, housemade condiments and dips.

From Salon Jul. 21, 2025

Tomato-based pizza sauces and salsas are among the products likely to be most hit.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2025

You’ll make two different salsas and tortillas and even fish for your trout on their on-site fish farm.

From Salon Feb. 22, 2025

Instead of canned tomatoes for salsas, for instance, they’re roasting them like in the old days.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 16, 2024

It’s merengues and salsas with horns and bongos and singers crooning about la estrellita de Belén.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina




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