Maas
noun
Dutch name of the Meuse.
Maas
American
[mahs]
/ mɑs /
noun
Maas
1
British
/ maːs /
noun
maas
2
British
/ mɑːs /
noun
Etymology
Origin of maas
from Nguni amasi milk
Example Sentences
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Maas released her first book in 2015, but interest in her writing grew massively over the pandemic.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2026
On Instagram, Maas thanked her fans for their patience, passion and “never letting the world fade.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2026
Maas is a major player in the romantasy — a portmanteau of romance and fantasy — genre, which has soared in popularity on TikTok.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 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
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 Haggard, Henry Rider
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 Haggard, Henry Rider
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 Haggard, Henry Rider
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 Haggard, Henry Rider
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