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ma⋅sa

[mah-suh; Sp. mah-sah]
–noun Mexican Cookery.
flour or dough made of dried, ground corn, used esp. for tortillas.

Origin:
< Sp: dough < L massa; see mass
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ma·sa   (mä'sə)   
n.  Dough made of dried corn that has been soaked in limewater then rinsed and ground, used especially in tortillas and tamales.

[American Spanish, from Spanish, dough, from Old Spanish, from Latin massa, mass, dough; see mass.]
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