salsear
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /salseˈaɾ/ [sal.seˈaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: sal‧se‧ar
Etymology 1
From salsa + -ear.
Verb
salsear (first-person singular present salseo, first-person singular preterite salseé, past participle salseado)
- to add sauce to; to sauce up
Conjugation
Conjugation of salsear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | salsear | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | salseando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | salseado | salseada | |||||
| plural | salseados | salseadas | |||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| indicative | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | salseo | salseastú salseásvos | salsea | salseamos | salseáis | salsean | |
| imperfect | salseaba | salseabas | salseaba | salseábamos | salseabais | salseaban | |
| preterite | salseé | salseaste | salseó | salseamos | salseasteis | salsearon | |
| future | salsearé | salsearás | salseará | salsearemos | salsearéis | salsearán | |
| conditional | salsearía | salsearías | salsearía | salsearíamos | salsearíais | salsearían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | salsee | salseestú salseésvos2 | salsee | salseemos | salseéis | salseen | |
| imperfect (ra) | salseara | salsearas | salseara | salseáramos | salsearais | salsearan | |
| imperfect (se) | salsease | salseases | salsease | salseásemos | salseaseis | salseasen | |
| future1 | salseare | salseares | salseare | salseáremos | salseareis | salsearen | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | salseatú salseávos | salsee | salseemos | salsead | salseen | ||
| negative | no salsees | no salsee | no salseemos | no salseéis | no salseen | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of salsear
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| with infinitive salsear | |||||||
| dative | salsearme | salsearte | salsearle, salsearse | salsearnos | salsearos | salsearles, salsearse | |
| accusative | salsearme | salsearte | salsearlo, salsearla, salsearse | salsearnos | salsearos | salsearlos, salsearlas, salsearse | |
| with gerund salseando | |||||||
| dative | salseándome | salseándote | salseándole, salseándose | salseándonos | salseándoos | salseándoles, salseándose | |
| accusative | salseándome | salseándote | salseándolo, salseándola, salseándose | salseándonos | salseándoos | salseándolos, salseándolas, salseándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative salsea | |||||||
| dative | salséame | salséate | salséale | salséanos | not used | salséales | |
| accusative | salséame | salséate | salséalo, salséala | salséanos | not used | salséalos, salséalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative salseá | |||||||
| dative | salseame | salseate | salseale | salseanos | not used | salseales | |
| accusative | salseame | salseate | salsealo, salseala | salseanos | not used | salsealos, salsealas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative salsee | |||||||
| dative | salséeme | not used | salséele, salséese | salséenos | not used | salséeles | |
| accusative | salséeme | not used | salséelo, salséela, salséese | salséenos | not used | salséelos, salséelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative salseemos | |||||||
| dative | not used | salseémoste | salseémosle | salseémonos | salseémoos | salseémosles | |
| accusative | not used | salseémoste | salseémoslo, salseémosla | salseémonos | salseémoos | salseémoslos, salseémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative salsead | |||||||
| dative | salseadme | not used | salseadle | salseadnos | salseaos | salseadles | |
| accusative | salseadme | not used | salseadlo, salseadla | salseadnos | salseaos | salseadlos, salseadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative salseen | |||||||
| dative | salséenme | not used | salséenle | salséennos | not used | salséenles, salséense | |
| accusative | salséenme | not used | salséenlo, salséenla | salséennos | not used | salséenlos, salséenlas, salséense | |
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
salsear (first-person singular present salseo, first-person singular preterite salseé, past participle salseado)
- (colloquial, Spain) to gossip
- Synonyms: chismear, chismorrear, comadrear, cotillear
Conjugation
Conjugation of salsear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | salsear | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | salseando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | salseado | salseada | |||||
| plural | salseados | salseadas | |||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| indicative | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | salseo | salseastú salseásvos | salsea | salseamos | salseáis | salsean | |
| imperfect | salseaba | salseabas | salseaba | salseábamos | salseabais | salseaban | |
| preterite | salseé | salseaste | salseó | salseamos | salseasteis | salsearon | |
| future | salsearé | salsearás | salseará | salsearemos | salsearéis | salsearán | |
| conditional | salsearía | salsearías | salsearía | salsearíamos | salsearíais | salsearían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | salsee | salseestú salseésvos2 | salsee | salseemos | salseéis | salseen | |
| imperfect (ra) | salseara | salsearas | salseara | salseáramos | salsearais | salsearan | |
| imperfect (se) | salsease | salseases | salsease | salseásemos | salseaseis | salseasen | |
| future1 | salseare | salseares | salseare | salseáremos | salseareis | salsearen | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | salseatú salseávos | salsee | salseemos | salsead | salseen | ||
| negative | no salsees | no salsee | no salseemos | no salseéis | no salseen | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of salsear
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| with infinitive salsear | |||||||
| dative | salsearme | salsearte | salsearle, salsearse | salsearnos | salsearos | salsearles, salsearse | |
| accusative | salsearme | salsearte | salsearlo, salsearla, salsearse | salsearnos | salsearos | salsearlos, salsearlas, salsearse | |
| with gerund salseando | |||||||
| dative | salseándome | salseándote | salseándole, salseándose | salseándonos | salseándoos | salseándoles, salseándose | |
| accusative | salseándome | salseándote | salseándolo, salseándola, salseándose | salseándonos | salseándoos | salseándolos, salseándolas, salseándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative salsea | |||||||
| dative | salséame | salséate | salséale | salséanos | not used | salséales | |
| accusative | salséame | salséate | salséalo, salséala | salséanos | not used | salséalos, salséalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative salseá | |||||||
| dative | salseame | salseate | salseale | salseanos | not used | salseales | |
| accusative | salseame | salseate | salsealo, salseala | salseanos | not used | salsealos, salsealas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative salsee | |||||||
| dative | salséeme | not used | salséele, salséese | salséenos | not used | salséeles | |
| accusative | salséeme | not used | salséelo, salséela, salséese | salséenos | not used | salséelos, salséelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative salseemos | |||||||
| dative | not used | salseémoste | salseémosle | salseémonos | salseémoos | salseémosles | |
| accusative | not used | salseémoste | salseémoslo, salseémosla | salseémonos | salseémoos | salseémoslos, salseémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative salsead | |||||||
| dative | salseadme | not used | salseadle | salseadnos | salseaos | salseadles | |
| accusative | salseadme | not used | salseadlo, salseadla | salseadnos | salseaos | salseadlos, salseadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative salseen | |||||||
| dative | salséenme | not used | salséenle | salséennos | not used | salséenles, salséense | |
| accusative | salséenme | not used | salséenlo, salséenla | salséennos | not used | salséenlos, salséenlas, salséense | |
Derived terms
- salseo
Further reading
- “salsear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014