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"Chips" is a form of "chip", a noun which is often translated as "chip". "Salsa" is a noun which is often translated as "sauce". Learn more about the difference between "salsa" and "chips" below.
la salsa(
sahl
-
sah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (culinary)
a. sauce
Puse un poco de yerbabuena en la salsa de chocolate.I put a little spearmint in the chocolate sauce.
2. (figurative) (interest and excitement)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. hit
Mi hermano es la salsa de todas las fiestas con sus chistes.My brother is a hit at every party with his jokes.
el chip(
cheep
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
a. chip
Puedes poner un chip rastreador en el collar de tu perro por si se vuelve a escapar.You can put a tracking chip in your dog's collar in case he runs aways again.
a. chip (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Me comí un sándwich y una bolsa de chips en el almuerzo.I ate a sandwich and a bag of chips for lunch.
b. crisp (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Pilar dejó de comer chips porque tiene el colesterol alto.Pilar stopped eating crisps because she has high cholesterol.
