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salsa

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


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The pivot by the 31-year-old artist was especially bold as she had previously been accused of cultural appropriation for recording salsa tunes.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

Peluso further bolstered her salsa bona fides when she teamed up with a pair of Caribbean music legends over the last year.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

Serve it with warm corn tortillas, diced onion, cilantro and a flavorful salsa, and you have the makings of an outdoor taco night that largely takes care of itself.

From Salon Jul. 12, 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

There was no salsa in the streets and the people looked as if they had just arrived home after a long day’s work.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez

Another night, we had tacos with three different oven-roasted salsas: tomato; a smoky, porky black bean and corn; and peach, jammy and just a little charred.

From Salon Mar. 25, 2026

But after weeks of tangos, salsas and foxtrots, it was Carney and Gu's night as they topped the public vote.

From BBC Dec. 20, 2025

Beyond nut milks, pestos and Romesco sauce, nuts are particularly vital in Mexican and Mexican-American cuisine, enriching salsas and sauces with texture, richness and depth.

From Salon Mar. 31, 2025

“With meat and tortillas of this caliber,” the inspector wrote, two homemade salsas, green and red, were “hardly even necessary.”

From Los Angeles Times May 23, 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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