masa

mass; dough; crowdnoun

Alternative meanings

A thick mixture used for cooking; the amount of matter in a body; or a large group of people depending on context.

Pronunciation

MAH-sah

Root and affixes

Loanword from masa. For dough or food mixture, minasa may also be used; for crowd, panon or daghang tawo can be more natural.

Variants or conjugations

masa; dough; crowd; many people

Related words and expressions

flour; bread; food; people; quantity

Meaning and usage notes

Masa changes a lot depending on context. For cooking, masa/minasa. For physics, masa. For people, panon or daghang tawo is often more natural.