masa

American  

[mah-suh, mah-sah] / ˈmɑ sə, ˈmɑ sɑ /

noun

Mexican Cooking.

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

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Etymology

Origin of masa

< Spanish: dough < Latin massa; mass

Example Sentences

For chicken nuggets, tortilla-based masa and jalapeño buttermilk coatings were the key.

From The Wall Street Journal

Specializing in Northern and Coastal Mexican cuisine, the kitchen grinds 150 pounds of heritage corn into fresh masa each week, pressing it to order for every tortilla.

From Salon

Having lived in Brooklyn on-and-off, I’ve wandered these streets for years, yet every trip is a culinary adventure — from Astoria taquerias with freshly pressed masa to Upper East Side hotels with thoughtful cocktails.

From Salon

Masa looked at her grandfather and didn’t say a word.

From Los Angeles Times

He had come with his granddaughter, 6-year-old Masa, from his home in a Damascus suburb, hoping to plead with a manager to OK a larger withdrawal.

From Los Angeles Times