Scalsa. Borrowed from Spanish salsa ("sauce"), from Latin salsus ("salted"), whence also the doublet sauce (via Old French). (US) enPR: sälʹsə, IPA(key): /ˈsɑl.sə/. salsa (countable and uncountable, plural salsas). (countable) A spicy tomato sauce. The Source for all of salsa dance moves.
The word is the same as the Spanish word salsa meaning sauce, or in this case flavor or style.
In some forms, it can also appear as a performance dance.
Salsa music is a diverse musical genre that is popular across Latin America and among Latinos abroad. Borrowed from Spanish salsa ("sauce"), from Latin salsus ("salted"), whence also the doublet sauce (via Old French). (US) enPR: sälʹsə, IPA(key): /ˈsɑl.sə/. salsa (countable and uncountable, plural salsas). (countable) A spicy tomato sauce. Salsa is usually a partner dance form that corresponds to salsa music.