English Explanatory Dictionary

masa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A strong form of paper, smooth on one side and lightly textured on the other, used for drawing and painting.
noun
  1. Maize dough made from freshly prepared hominy, used for making tortillas, tamales, etc.
noun
  1. Alternative form of Massa (“Chadic ethnic group”).
name
  1. Alternative form of Massa (“Chadic language”).
name
  1. A female given name from Japanese.
noun
  1. Short for MASA syndrome.

Word forms

masa masas

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 柾 (masa) or 政 (masa), an abbreviation of 柾紙 (masagami) or 政紙 (masagami).

Synonyms

masa paper

Related words

Massa
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