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As artists, we must not go down to the level of the masa; we should bring them up, intellectualize our languages, create classics out of our folk arts. We can do this if we are true to our roots and strive for excellence.
F. Sionil Jose

Meaning of "masa" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MASA

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MASA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Masa is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MASA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

masa

Masa

Masa is Spanish for dough. In the Americas, it is often short for masa de maíz, a maize dough made from freshly prepared hominy. It is used for making corn tortillas, tamales, pupusas, arepas and many other Latin American dishes. The dried and powdered form is called masa harina, masa de harina, and sometimes maseca, the name of a leading commercial brand. It is reconstituted with water before use. Masa de trigo is Spanish for wheat flour dough. It is also used for making wheat tortillas and other breads and pastries. To make hominy, field corn grain is dried and then treated by soaking and cooking the mature grain in a dilute solution of slaked lime or wood ash, a process termed nixtamalization. Lime and ash are highly alkaline: the alkalinity helps the dissolution of hemicellulose, the major glue-like component of the maize cell walls, and loosens the hulls from the kernels and softens the corn. Some of the corn oil is broken down into emulsifying agents, while bonding of the corn proteins to each other is also facilitated.

Definition of masa in the English dictionary

The definition of masa in the dictionary is a type of dough made from maize and used to make tamales, tortillas, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MASA


amasser
əˈmæsə
antimacassar
ˌæntɪməˈkæsə
Assur
ˈæsə
Asur
ˈæsə
basser
ˈbæsə
degasser
diːˈɡæsə
gasser
ˈɡæsə
harasser
həˈræsə
hassar
ˈhæsə
Macassar
məˈkæsə
madrasa
məˈdræsə
Makassar
məˈkæsə
Mombasa
mɒmˈbæsə
NASA
ˈnæsə
Nyasa
nɪˈæsə
Nyassa
nɪˈæsə
oquassa
əʊˈkwæsə
placer
ˈplæsə
potassa
pəˈtæsə
Terrassa
teˈræsə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MASA

mas
Masaccio
Masada
Masai
Masakhane
masala
Masan
Masaryk
Masbate
masc.
Mascagni
mascara
mascaraed
Mascarene Islands
mascaron
mascarpone
mascle
mascon
mascot
mascot rage

WORDS THAT END LIKE MASA

abomasa
casa
Congo-Kinshasa
Kalidasa
kielbasa
Kinshasa
Lake Nyasa
Lhasa
omasa
rakshasa
tabula rasa
Tarrasa
Vaasa
vasa

Synonyms and antonyms of masa in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «masa» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MASA

Find out the translation of masa to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of masa from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «masa» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

粉糊
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

masa
570 millions of speakers

English

masa
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मासा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ماسا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

маса
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

masa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Masa
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

masa
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Masa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

masa
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

マサ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

마사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Masa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

masa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மாஷா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मासा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

masa
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

masa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Masa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

маса
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

masa
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

masa
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

masa
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

masa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

masa
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of masa

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MASA»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MASA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about masa

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2 QUOTES WITH «MASA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word masa.
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Keith Belling
We have 11 great potato flavors, and customers have been clamoring for tortilla. For over a year, we worked to develop the four flavors of tortilla popchips: chili limon, nacho cheese, ranch and salsa. They're made with traditional stoneground masa, are gluten-free, and have less than half the fat of other chips.
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F. Sionil Jose
As artists, we must not go down to the level of the masa; we should bring them up, intellectualize our languages, create classics out of our folk arts. We can do this if we are true to our roots and strive for excellence.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MASA»

Discover the use of masa in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to masa and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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MASA, the Mann Assessment of Swallowing Ability
This tool may also be utilized for monitoring swallowing skills over time. The manual will include a technical manual as well as step-by-step user's guide.
Giselle Mann, 2002
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A Cook's Guide to Chicago: Where to Find Everything You Need ...
Those of you who pay attention to our local foodie hero, Rick Bayless, know that one of the advantages of living in Chicago is the availability of fresh masa from tortilla factories. I must say, I first thought buying fresh masa sounded too scary.
Marilyn Pocius, 2006
3
Mexico One Plate At A Time
Questions and Answers from Our Testing Tamal batter could be called the "pie dough" of Mexican cuisine since it raises the same questions: Which kind of starch (flour for pie dough, masa for tamales) is best, which kind of fat is best and  ...
Rick Bayless, 2000
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Tamales
Liquids: Along with the corn and fats that make up the masa, liquids are added to create the desired texture and to also add flavor. These liquids include water, meat, chicken or seafood broth, milk, cream, coconut milk, and fruit juices. Fillings : ...
Daniel Hoyer, 2009
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Rick Bayless Mexican Kitchen
If you can buy fresh masa from a tortilla factory, I more than encourage you to make them, to feel that fluffy, puttylike dough between your fingers. If you've only tasted corn tortillas from the frozen-food counter case, youVe tasted only Wonder  ...
Rick Bayless, 1996
6
Cocina Betty Crocker: Recetas Americanas Favoritas en Espaol ...
preparación: 20 min □ rinde 8 porciones Si desea, usted puede envolver la rueda de masa para "pie" en papel plástico y refrigerarla por unos 30 minutos para que la manteca vegetal se endurezca un poco. Esto ayudará a que la masa  ...
Betty Crocker, 2005
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Snack Foods Processing
A broad range of masa flours are available from many suppliers. Tortilla chip producers often blend several masa flours to produce unique chips for their customers. Advantages and disadvantages exist in using raw corn or masa flours as ...
Edmund W. Lusas, Lloyd W. Rooney, 2001
8
Conceptual Physics
Masa y peso FIGURA 4.5 Un yunque en el espacio exterior, por ejemplo entre la Tierra y la Luna, perdería peso, pero no perdería su masa. FIGURA 4.6 El astronauta ve que en el espacio es difícil agitar el yunque "sin peso" y es igual de ...
‎2002
9
Vegetarian Planet: 350 Big-Flavor Recipes for Out-of-This ...
The. Miracle. of. Masa. ^T^hat a food like I masa was ever invented is awe- inspiring to me. It would never have occurred to me to dry corn kernels in the sun, cook them in limewater, soak them overnight, grind them into a dough, then bake up a ...
Didi Emmons, 1997
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Vegetarian Times
RECIPE REoux Continued prepare once you locate two key ingredients: masa harina, which is made from dried corn boiled in lime, then hulled and ground into flour; and dried corn husks. Both can be found in Mexican groceries, specialty ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MASA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term masa is used in the context of the following news items.
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La Masa, serving empanadas and cocktails, will open Saturday on …
Empanada restaurant La Masa, which will have cocktails, wine and beer on tap, debuts Saturday at 1300 E. Brady St. That's the same day as ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jul 15»
2
Essential T: Banana Leaf Tamales at Tamales Elena in Watts
I was there working on a documentary called Masa Revolution, and we were there to film the regional style of tamales served at the Tamales ... «LA Magazine, Jul 15»
3
Changing the World, One Heirloom Corn Tortilla at a Time - Los …
Guys in mechanics' shirts are already digging into nopalitos and eggs as Carlos Salgado begins the process of grinding corn to make masa. «LA Magazine, Jul 15»
4
Review: Coney Island Hot Weiners thrives in new location - Tulsa …
The meaty tamales caught some flavor from the thin layer of masa, and the chili helped keep them moist. The only new item on the menu, ... «Tulsa World, Jul 15»
5
A touch of R&B, a touch of soul: Hillsboro duo Hammond and …
Doors open at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 advance and $16 day-of-show. Other performers include Moorea Masa; Brant Colella; Joy Pearson and ... «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»
6
Masih Laris Manis, Masa Produksi Land Rover Defender - Oto Detik
London -Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) sejatinya telah berniat untuk mengakhiri produksi Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) Land Rover Defender pada ... «Detikcom, Jul 15»
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For empanada fillings, anything goes - Houston Chronicle
It also can be made out of mashed unripe plantains, yuca, corn masa and wheat flour. Some doughs include yeast, some use eggs, some add ... «Houston Chronicle, Jul 15»
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Groundbreaking Stanford economist Masahiko Aoki dies at 77
Hoshi noted, "Masa was the first scholar to apply rigorous theoretical tools in modern economics to study of the Japanese economy." This led ... «Stanford University News, Jul 15»
9
The Ultimate Bucket-List Travel Guide - WSJ
One of my favorite Tokyo restaurants is Sushiso Masa, a 7-seat sushi bar that forever changed my mind about what sushi can be; I'm not sure ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
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“A Grotesque Existence” Parashat Mattot-Masa'ei 5775
“A Grotesque Existence” Parashat Mattot-Masa'ei 5775. Ari Sacher July 16, 2015, 4:09 am. Tweet. Email; Print; Share ... «The Times of Israel, Jul 15»

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