salsa

f.

1 sauce (cooking).

en su (propia) salsa (figurative) in one's element

salsa agridulce sweet-and-sour sauce

salsa bearnesa bearnaise sauce

salsa bechamel o besamel bechamel o white sauce

salsa mahonesa o mayonesa mayonnaise

salsa rosa (similar) Thousand Island dressing

salsa tártara tartare sauce

salsa de tomate tomato sauce

2 spice.

ser la salsa de la vida to make life worth living

3 salsa (Music).

4 hit, success.

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salsa

► nombre femenino

1 sauce

2 familiar figurado (gracia) zest, spice

3 MÚSICA salsa

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar en su propia salsa figurado to be in one's element

la salsa de la vida figurado the spice of life

salsa bechamel white sauce, béchamel sauce

salsa de tomate tomato sauce

salsa mayonesa mayonnaise

salsa tártara tartar sauce

salsa rosa seafood sauce

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noun f.

1) sauce

2) salsa

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I

SF

1) (Culin) [gen] sauce; [de carne] gravy; [para ensalada] dressing

- cocerse en su propia salsa

- estar en su salsa

- es la salsa de la vida

salsa blanca — white sauce

salsa de ají — chilli sauce

salsa de tomate — tomato sauce, ketchup

salsa holandesa — hollandaise sauce

salsa mahonesa, salsa mayonesa — mayonnaise

salsa tártara — tartar sauce

2) ** (=ambiente) scene *

la salsa madrileña — the Madrid scene *

II

SF (Mús) salsa

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femenino

1) (Coc) sauce; (de jugo de carne) gravy

estar en su (propia) salsa — to be in one's element

- salsa bechamel or blanca

- salsa de tomate

- salsa verde

2) (Mús) salsa

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= sauce.

Ex. His family lived off of the land -- every summer his mother canned vegetables, fruits, jams, sauces, and meats for the winter.

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* hecho una salsa = saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.].

* salsa barbacoa = barbeque sauce.

* salsa de barbacoa = barbeque sauce.

* salsa de tomate = tomato sauce.

* salsa para mojar = dip, dipping sauce.

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femenino

1) (Coc) sauce; (de jugo de carne) gravy

estar en su (propia) salsa — to be in one's element

- salsa bechamel or blanca

- salsa de tomate

- salsa verde

2) (Mús) salsa

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= sauce.

Ex: His family lived off of the land -- every summer his mother canned vegetables, fruits, jams, sauces, and meats for the winter.

* hecho una salsa = saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.].

* salsa barbacoa = barbeque sauce.

* salsa de barbacoa = barbeque sauce.

* salsa de tomate = tomato sauce.

* salsa para mojar = dip, dipping sauce.

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salsa¹

adjective

(Méx fam): se cree muy salsa con las chavas he thinks he's a real hit with the girls (colloq)

son muy salsas para los negocios they're really good when it comes to business, they're really sharp businessmen

salsa²

feminine

A (Coc) sauce; (de jugo de carne) gravy

darle una salsa a algn (Arg fam); to slaughter sb (colloq), to thrash sb (colloq)

estar en su (propia) salsa to be in one's element

preferir la salsa a los caracoles to prefer the trimmings to the turkey

Compuestos:

● salsa agridulce

sweet and sour sauce

● salsa bechamel

bechamel (sauce)

● salsa blanca

white sauce

● salsa cóctel

(Esp) cocktail sauce

● salsa de pescado

fish sauce

● salsa de tomate

(sofrito) tomato sauce; (catsup) (Col) ketchup, catsup (AmE)

● salsa golf

(AmL) cocktail sauce

● salsa tártara

tartar sauce

● salsa verde

parsley sauce

B (Mús) salsa

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salsa sustantivo femenino
1 (Coc) sauce;
(de jugo de carne) gravy;
salsa bechamel or blanca bechamel (sauce);

◊ salsa de tomate (sofrito) tomato sauce;

(catsup) (Col) ketchup, catsup (AmE)
2 (Mús) salsa
salsa sustantivo femenino
1 sauce
(de jugo de carne) gravy
2 LAm Mús salsa
♦ Locuciones: estar o encontrarse en su salsa, to be in one's element
'salsa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apasionada
- apasionado
- caldo
- caldosa
- caldoso
- tomate
- aguado
- ají
- alioli
- claro
- consistente
- cortado
- cortar
- cremoso
- espesar
- espeso
- ligar
- mole
- pasar
- remover
- revolver
- tamiz
- tamizar
English:
baked beans
- bean
- cranberry
- dip
- especially
- gravy
- runny
- salad cream
- sauce
- smother
- soy sauce
- tartar sauce
- tartare sauce
- tomato
- white sauce
- cocktail
- condiment
- go
- ketchup
- pickle
- relish
- soy
- topping
- white

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salsa nf

1. [condimento] sauce;

[de carne] gravy; Fig

en su (propia) salsa in one's element

Comp

salsa agridulce sweet-and-sour sauce;

salsa bearnesa Béarnaise sauce;

salsa bechamel o besamel béchamel sauce;

Col, CSur salsa blanca white sauce; RP salsa golf cocktail sauce;

salsa mahonesa o mayonesa mayonnaise;

salsa Perrins® Worcester sauce;

salsa picante hot sauce;

Méx salsa ranchera = chilli sauce made with green chilli peppers, tomatoes, onions and coriander;

salsa rosa ≈ Thousand Island dressing, US ≈ French dressing;

salsa de soja soy sauce;

salsa tártara tartar sauce;

salsa de tomate tomato sauce;

salsa verde [salsa de perejil] parsley sauce;

Méx [ají] chilli sauce made with tomatillos

2. [interés] spice;

ser la salsa de la vida to make life worth living

3. [música, baile] salsa

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salsa

f

1 GASTR sauce;

en su salsa fig in one’s element

2 baile salsa

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salsa nf

1) : sauce

salsa picante: hot sauce

salsa inglesa: Worcestershire sauce

salsa tártara: tartar sauce

2) : gravy

3) : salsa (music)

4)

salsa mexicana : salsa (sauce)

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salsa n sauce