masa

[ mah-suh; Spanish mah-sah ]

noun

, Mexican Cooking.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of masa¹

< Spanish: dough < Latin massa; mass

Example Sentences

The James Beard Award-winning Oaxacan restaurant in the heart of Koreatown cooks up a rainbow of moles and dozens of other regional specialties, and thanks to the restaurant’s retail line of mole starter pastes, imported chocolate, bags of masa and dried beans, so can you.

From Los Angeles Times

Sold in jars or pouches, Guelaguetza’s mole starters can be purchased individually or in gift boxes; some gift boxes contain only mole, some come with beans and masa, and others include cookbooks by co-owner Bricia Lopez.

From Los Angeles Times

I made matzo balls with masa harina in a Tom Kha broth.

From Salon

I just wish I had nailed the masa balls.

From Salon

Graham Hansen's former Wolfsburg team-mate Ella Masa: "She is one of the rare ones, you cannot teach what she has."

From BBC