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; see mass

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 22, 2025

I just wish I had nailed the masa balls.

From Salon • Oct. 28, 2024

There’s Claro, an Oaxacan restaurant that makes everything by hand, including the masa, cheese, chorizo and moles.

From Salon • Sep. 28, 2024

Nevertheless, health advocates have argued for decades that fortifying masa with folic acid is necessary and have pushed to make it mandatory.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2024

I see her dark wrinkled hands spooning masa onto a corn husk.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera