masa

[ mah-suh; Spanish mah-sah ]

noun

, Mexican Cooking.

1. flour or dough made of dried, ground corn, used especially for tortillas.

Word History and Origins

Origin of masa¹

< Spanish: dough < Latin massa; mass

Example Sentences

In its nixtamalized form, it’s most often used to make masa for tortillas.

From Washington Post

Marked by its particularly juicy kernels, its flavor has historically been prized when making masa, the flour used to prepare tortillas.

From Washington Post

Any time of the day here is good to try tayoyos, an oval-shaped cake made of masa and stuffed with beans and avocado leaves.

From The Daily Beast

When he signed his contract with MASA, he signed away the opportunity to visit the West Bank.

From The Daily Beast

They want to explain to other MASA students why, exactly, Naftali Bennett was so bad.

From The Daily Beast

Un ydolo de masa, de una masa que llaman tzoally, la cual se hace de semilla de bledos y maiz amasado con miel.

From Project Gutenberg

Beneath the suspended calabashes was placed a small table containing piles of tortillas and calabashes of masa and water.

From Project Gutenberg

Two more tutiua were next made, and lastly all the masa and sikil left were mixed together with a few ounces of salt.

From Project Gutenberg

The masa was taken from the large to the small shed, where the priest and several male members of the family sat around it.

From Project Gutenberg

Giuseppe La Masa bound to a stick a white pocket-handkerchief, a red one, and a green ribbon, and waved the three Italian colours.

From Project Gutenberg