"masa" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} masa (uncountable)
  1. (art) A strong form of paper, smooth on one side and lightly textured on the other, used for drawing and painting Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Art
    Sense id: en-masa-en-noun-V5sFJmMM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Topics: art, arts
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: masas [plural]
Etymology: From Spanish masa (“dough”). Doublet of mass. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|masa||dough}} Spanish masa (“dough”), {{doublet|en|mass}} Doublet of mass Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} masa (usually uncountable, plural masas)
  1. (US) Maize dough made from freshly prepared hominy, used for making tortillas, tamales, etc. Tags: US, uncountable, usually Categories (lifeform): Maize (food)
    Sense id: en-masa-en-noun-8oSQDhX7 Disambiguation of Maize (food): 31 69 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 36 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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