Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Dough made of dried corn that has been soaked in limewater then rinsed and ground, used especially in tortillas and tamales.
Wiktionary
- n. art A strong form of paper, smooth on one side and lightly textured on the other, used for drawing and painting
- n. US maize dough made from freshly prepared hominy, used for making tortillas, tamales, etc.
WordNet 3.0
- n. an independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages
Etymologies
- Spanish (Wiktionary)
- American Spanish, from Spanish, dough, from Old Spanish, from Latin massa, mass, dough; see mass. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“The only time I ran into trouble substituting regular cornmeal for masa is when I made a cornmeal pancake which I do once in a blue moon.”
“Some of the ancient atoles were made with chia rather than corn, but in modern Mexico corn masa is the base for atole, and many instant atole mixes made with cornstarch are available in supermarkets in a wide range of flavors.”
“Jika benar sinyalemen ini maka pada tahun 2014 nanti ada 2 kandidat capres dari Cendana yakni Tommy Soeharto dan Prabowo Subianto (baca juga tulisan saya calon-calon pemimpin masa depan Indonesia).”
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“Amid a sea of comfort food, the tamales Oaxaquenos ($1.99 each), specifically the pollo en mole negro, are transcendent: the thinnest possible layer of sweet white masa is spread over fragrant banana leaves that, when steamed, impart a slightly grassy, earthy flavor.”
“It certainly was easier buying masa from the tortilleria and adding lard and chicken broth than doing it all from scratch.”
“Here, masa is cooked to become tortillas, tortillas are filled and folded to become quesadillas, while tomatillos and chile are charred on yet another griddle.”
“The masa is mixed with fresh blackberries which have been previously cooked, sweetened, and strained to remove the seeds.”
“The blackberry masa is put into corn husks and then steamed.”
“Komen Terkini: alip: hai azzam tahniah kerana telah menang di tempat ke dua di dalam idola kecil 2. crongratulation ya azzam aini: best sgt dpt tgk ella secara live kat IB. .semoga ella lebih berjaya di masa akan datang.”
“' Keikhlasan BN untuk terus harapkan kerjasama dengan kaum Cina walaupun kali ini tidak sepenuhnya mengundi kita tetapi diharap pada masa akan datang masyarakat Cina akan memberikan sokongan lebih padu kepada BN.”
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Open List: The World of Corn
Corn-related words and phrases. This versatile crop is so important to cultures and economies - from most basic indigenous foodstuff and animal feed to source of biopolymer and biofuel.
seed corn, field corn, flint corn, sweet corn, biofuel, biopolymer, corn starch, modified corn starch, cornstarch, cornflour, polylactic acid, citric acid and 390 more...
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fabula's Words
fabulas, pasadizo, laberinto, amazónica, libritos, manzana, ilustración, ilustraciones, trazos, tiralíneas, eufenismo, cinemateca and 217 more...
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Southwestern - "Spanish-American Reci...
Recipes from my 1947 (original copyright, 1939) "The United States Regional Cook Book" which is a cookbook divided into recipes from 11 "regions" of the US, plus an "auxiliary" section. I'm highlig...
stuffed onions à ..., taos salmon chalupas, picadillo, calf's liver span..., valencia tamale pie, chile mole, machucado, apache bread, masa, chocolate mountai..., grapefruit pecos, broiled grapefruit and 3 more...
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