Massa

¹

[mahs-sah]

noun

1. a city in W Italy, near the Ligurian Sea: important marble industry.

massa

²

Also mars,

[mas-uh]

noun

Southern U.S.

1. (used in representation of Southern Black speech, especially in the era of slavery) master.

Massa

/ ˈmassa /

noun

1. a town in W Italy, in NW Tuscany. Pop: 66 769 (2001)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Massa¹

First recorded in 1570–80 as mas; marse was first recorded in 1765–75; shortening and alteration of master ( def. )

Example Sentences

Marie Massa has spent more than three years working mostly alone to transform a weedy strip of public land into a fragrant habitat garden in Lincoln Heights.

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Another inspires a short rhapsody detailing the six-figure worth of a Richard Mille Felipe Massa automatic chronograph with a rose gold skeleton and a flyback function.

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“You see all these horrible things happening in the world,” she said, “the loss of rainforests, of plants and animals and insects. ... It’s so much and sometimes I can’t handle all this bad news,” Massa said.

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Massa is slender and just 5 feet tall in her work boots, with strands of gray lightening her dark hair.

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These days Massa is a stay-at-home mom to Caleb, age 8.

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