"masu" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmasuː/ [UK]
Etymology: From Inupiaq masu. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ik|masu}} Inupiaq masu Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} masu
  1. A plant, Hedysarum alpinum, whose edible root is consumed by the Inuit of Alaska. Categories (lifeform): Legumes
    Sense id: en-masu-en-noun-wez1PI1p Disambiguation of Legumes: 43 7 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 5 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: masu [plural]
Etymology: From Japanese 枡. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|枡}} Japanese 枡 Head templates: {{en-noun|masu}} masu (plural masu)
  1. A square wooden box, originally used to measure rice in Japan during the feudal period. Translations (square wooden box): masu [masculine] (Dutch), masu [masculine] (French), Masu [masculine] (German), (masu) (alt: ます) (Japanese), masu [masculine] (Portuguese)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: masu [plural]
Etymology: From Japanese 鱒 (masu, “trout, sea trout, salmon”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|鱒||trout, sea trout, salmon|tr=masu}} Japanese 鱒 (masu, “trout, sea trout, salmon”) Head templates: {{en-noun|masu}} masu (plural masu)
  1. masu salmon (Oncorhynchus masou) Categories (lifeform): Legumes, Salmonids Related terms: masu-seki (english: possibly etymologically unrelated, but it is Japanese, like previous etymologies.)
    Sense id: en-masu-en-noun-MsvtZr-1 Disambiguation of Legumes: 43 7 50 Disambiguation of Salmonids: 37 2 60 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 5 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 40 8 50 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 5 52 1 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3
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