massa

¹

[ mas-uh ]

noun

, Southern U.S.

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

Massa

²

[ mahs-sah ]

noun

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

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

There were downpours aplenty at Silverstone and many of the drivers were caught out, including Jenson Button and Felipe Massa, who went off five times as he finished last.

From BBC

Felipe Massa won the race at Interlagos and what he thought was the championship.

From BBC

He opened up his competition with a 15-7 win over American Noah Hanssen before defeating Italy’s Michele Massa 15-10 in the last eight and a 15-13 success over Poland's Michal Dabrowski in the semi-final.

From BBC

Before joining McLaren, he was a race engineer for both Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso at Ferrari, when both benefited from calls by the team to promote them ahead of the team-mates - Rubens Barrichello in Schumacher's case and Felipe Massa in Alonso's.

From BBC

Tim Massa, Kroger’s chief people officer, said in a statement Monday that the merger would “secure the long-term future of union jobs.”

From Los Angeles Times