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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

Example Sentences

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Brian Maas, president of the California New Car Dealers Assn., predicted enthusiasm for EVs will rebound across California if oil prices don’t come down.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 10, 2026

“This is going to sound silly, and you probably won’t believe me, but just talking about things like legacy is beyond for me,” Maas told Cooper.

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

Annette Bevan, a mum-of-two who currently plays for Reading Abbey RFC, is one of the coordinators of the Maa Maas club.

From BBC Jan. 11, 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

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

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

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