salsero

English

Etymology

From Spanish salsero.

Noun

salsero (plural salseros)

1. (music) A salsa performer.
   • 2007 July 27, The New York Times, “Pop and Rock Listings”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     This afternoon of Puerto Rican musical pride at Celebrate Brooklyn has a strong lineup, with Tito Rojas, a leading salsero since the 1980s […] .

2. (dance) A salsa dancer.

Usage notes

Strictly speaking this term refers to a male salsa dancer or performer; a female would be a salsera.

Anagrams

• arsoles, Laroses, lassoer, oarless, soleras, serosal, Leasors

Spanish

Etymology

From salsa +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /salˈseɾo/ [salˈse.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: sal‧se‧ro

Adjective

salsero (feminine salsera, masculine plural salseros, feminine plural salseras)

1. (relational) salsa
2. salsa-loving

Derived terms

• tomillo salsero

 

Noun

salsero m (plural salseros, feminine salsera, feminine plural salseras)

1. salsa musician

Descendants

• → English: salsero

Further reading

• “salsero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28