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salsa

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


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He cites Black cultural figures like the queen of salsa Celia Cruz, American fashion journalist André Leon Talley, the late French singer and dancer Josephine Baker and political activist Assata Shakur as guiding lights.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

The loss of free chips and salsa isn’t really about chips and salsa.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

I was happy to pay $10 and not risk seeing my bag of chips and jar of salsa sit unopened on the kitchen counter.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

Exercise options included familiar activities such as salsa and tango, along with outdoor group workouts in public parks.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026

He finished dribbling salsa onto his fourth taco and looked up at me.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña

Many chefs have even created their own versions, replacing the original’s rethermalized ground beef and nacho cheese sauce with fussed-over ingredients like pernil, bulgogi, birria and scratchmade salsas or sauces.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Taylor Farms said it was removing certain products including guacamoles and salsas from grocery shelves over concerns of salmonella contamination, weeks after the produce supplier recalled lettuce implicated in a widespread cyclospora outbreak.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

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 McCausland and Buswell's night as they topped the public vote.

From BBC ● Dec. 14, 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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