Salsa music "Salsa" means 'sauce' in the Spanish language, and carries connotations of the spiciness common in Latin and Caribbean cuisine. In the 20th century, "salsa" acquired a musical meaning in both English and Spanish. In this sense "salsa" has been described as a word with "vivid associations". Cubans and Puerto Ricans in New York have used the term analogously to swing or soul music. In this usage "salsa" connotes a frenzied, "hot" and wild musical experience that draws upon or reflects elements of Latin culture, regardless of the style. Various music writers and historians have traced the use of "salsa" to
Puerto Rican oriole Puerto Rican oriole The Puerto Rican oriole ("Icterus portoricensis") is a species of bird in the family Icteridae, and genus "Icterus" or New World blackbirds. This species is a part of a subgroup of orioles (Clade A) that includes the North American orchard oriole, "Icterus spurius", and the hooded oriole, "Icterus cucullatus". The Puerto Rican oriole was previously grouped with Cuban oriole ("Icterus melanopsis"), Hispaniolan oriole ("Icterus dominicensis"), and Bahama oriole ("Icterus northropi") as a single species, ("Icterus dominicensis"). In 2010, all four species became recognized as full species by the American Ornithologists' Union. The oriole is endemic to Puerto