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Maas

American  
[mahs] / mɑs /

noun

  1. Dutch name of the Meuse.


Maas 1 British  
/ maːs /

noun

  1. the Dutch name for the Meuse

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

maas 2 British  
/ mɑːs /

noun

  1. thick soured milk

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of maas

from Nguni amasi milk

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In March, Maas announced on Alex Cooper’s “Call Her Daddy” podcast that the two new books were on their way, ending a five-year drought since the fifth installment, “A Court of Silver Flames.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

Maas scrubbed her Instagram of all previous posts for the big reveal, and digital billboards in Los Angeles, Denver and New York City also broadcast the book news.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

Dominating the list are titles linked to the platform's biggest genre, romantasy, with books by Sarah J. Maas and Rebecca Yarros making it into the chart.

From BBC Apr. 24, 2026

Meanwhile, Sarah J. Maas has developed a cult following, particularly for A Court of Thorns and Roses.

From BBC Feb. 8, 2026

Then one day Beverly Maas, who sits right next to me, raises her hand and I see darkness up her sleeve: a patch of light brown hair.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

Whole households of baaps, maas, and children lay on their charpoys or on the sidewalk.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan

It contained "maas," or curdled buttermilk, which a woman had brought him that very morning from a neighbouring kraal, and it was destined for Jantje's own supper.

From Jess by Henry Rider Haggard

Not knowing that she was robbing a hungry man, Jess ate the maas to the last spoonful, and was grateful to feel the sensation of gnawing sickness leave her.

From Jess by Henry Rider Haggard

Also, at his bidding, his daughter, whose name was Gita, brought me some maas, or curdled milk, to drink.

From Smith and the Pharaohs, and other Tales by Henry Rider Haggard

I came, I remember, to one little kraal of Knobnoses, and went up to it to see if I could get some maas, or curdled butter-milk, and a few mealies.

From Long Odds by Henry Rider Haggard

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