salsa
salsa (dance/music)
Beginner Noun Feminine
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Pronunciation
/ˈsalsa/
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Cultural Note
Salsa classes and social dancing nights ('noches de salsa') are popular places to meet potential partners in Spanish-speaking countries. The close physical contact required by salsa, bachata, and other Latin dances makes them inherently romantic. Offering to teach someone to dance ('te enseño') is a classic flirting move.
📝 Example Sentences
¿Sabes bailar salsa? Te enseño.
Do you know how to dance salsa? I'll teach you.
Nos apuntamos a clases de salsa para conocer gente.
We signed up for salsa classes to meet people.