sarsa

English

Alternative forms

• sarza

Noun

sarsa (countable and uncountable, plural sarsas)

1. Clipping of sarsaparilla.

Anagrams

• ASARS, asars, rasas

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

• salsa

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish salsa, from Latin salsus (“salted”). Doublet of salsa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaɾsa/ [ˈsaɾ.sa]
• Hyphenation: sar‧sa

Noun

sársa (Basahan spelling ᜐᜍ᜔ᜐ)

1. dip; sauce; gravy

   Synonym: dutdotan

Derived terms

• magsarsa
• sarsahan

See also

• ketsap
• patis
• tawyo

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaɾsa/ [ˈs̪aɾ̪.s̪ɐ]
• Hyphenation: sar‧sa

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish salsa, from Vulgar Latin *salsa, noun use of the feminine of Latin salsus (“salted”), from saliō, from sal. Doublet of salsa.

Noun

sársa (Badlit spelling ᜐᜇ᜔ᜐ)

1. a sauce
2. roux, water roux

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Noun

sársa (Badlit spelling ᜐᜇ᜔ᜐ)

1. the lining of a bottlecap

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• sassa, sausa

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *salsa, noun use of the feminine of Latin salsus (“salted”), past participle of saliō (“I salt”), from sal. Compare Italian salsa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsaɾ.sa]

Noun

sarsa f (plural sarsi)

1. sauce

Related terms

• caudara
• cuadara
• muzzareḍḍa
• pasta câ sarsa
• pizzarìa
• pummadoru
• sucu

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• salsa

Etymology

From Spanish salsa, from Latin salsus (“salted”). Doublet of salsa.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsaɾsa/ [ˈsaɾ.sɐ]
• Rhymes: -aɾsa
• Syllabification: sar‧sa

Noun

sarsa (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜇ᜔ᜐ)

1. dip; sauce; gravy

   Synonym: sawsawan

Derived terms

• sarsahan
• sarsahin

Related terms

• ensalada
• pandesal
• sal
• saladyo
• salara
• salaryo
• salinidad
• salmuwera
• salsa
• salsa mongha
• salsereta
• sarsa agridulse
• sarsa pikante
• sarsiyado

See also

• kondimento

Further reading

• “sarsa”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “sarsa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.