salsa

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sauce

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salsa
feminine noun
1sauce (cooking); gravy (de carne)
  • 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 -> ≅ Thousand Island dressing
  • salsa tártara -> tartare sauce
  • salsa de tomate -> tomato sauce
2spice (interés)
  • ser la salsa de la vida -> to make life worth living
3salsa (Mús)

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salsa [sahl'-sah]
noun
1Sauce, condiment. (f)
2Ornaments, decorations. (f)
3Seasoning, spice. (f)
4Scene (ambiente). (f)
  • Salsa mayonesa -> mayonnaise
  • salsa de tomate -> tomato sauce
  • Estar en su salsa -> to be in one's element

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salsa
sustantivo:femenino
1 (Culin) (gen) sauce; [de carne] gravy; (para ensalada) dressing
cocerse en su propia salsa to stew in one's own juice
estar en su salsa to be in one's element
es la salsa de la vida it's the spice of life
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 (muy_familiar) (ambiente) scene; (familiar)
la salsa madrileña the Madrid scene; (familiar)
salsa
sustantivo:femenino
(Música) salsa

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