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salsa

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


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Mr. Sublette gives readers a danceable guide to the island’s songs and styles—habanera, cha-cha, danzón, guaracha, son, salsa, bolero, rumba, mambo—that together constitute Cuba’s immense contribution to world culture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

It also offered weekly salsa and bachata lessons.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Acts can span from bluegrass to blues, folk to funk, salsa to soul, and everything in between.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

But the salsa and chips are always flowing.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

Above my head, a chalkboard sign lists today’s specials: roasted cream of tomato soup with house-made garlic croutons, blackened chili-lime salmon with rice and mango salsa, and double-chocolate lava mudslide with raspberry coulis for dessert.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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

The produce supplier said it was removing certain products including guacamoles and salsas from shelves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 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

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

From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2025

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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