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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A green sauce made with tomatillos, green chili peppers, and cilantro, ranging in flavor from mild to spicy and used as a condiment in Latin-American cuisine.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[American Spanish, from Spanish, green sauce : salsa, sauce; see salsa + verde, green (from Latin viridis).]

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