"massa" meaning in Portuguese

See massa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈma.sɐ/, [ˈma.s̺ɐ] [Northern, Portugal] Audio: LL-Q5146_(por)-Santamarcanda-massa.wav Forms: massas [plural]
Rhymes: -asɐ Etymology: From Old Galician-Portuguese massa, from Latin massa (“mass; dough”), from Ancient Greek μᾶζα (mâza, “bread”), from μάσσω (mássō, “to handle; to knead”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ǵ-. Etymology templates: {{der|pt|roa-opt|massa}} Old Galician-Portuguese massa, {{der|pt|la|massa||mass; dough}} Latin massa (“mass; dough”), {{der|pt|grc|μᾶζα||bread}} Ancient Greek μᾶζα (mâza, “bread”), {{der|pt|ine-pro|*meh₂ǵ-}} Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ǵ- Head templates: {{pt-adj}} massa m or f (plural massas)
  1. (Brazil, informal) cool (in fashion, part of or fitting the in-crowd) Tags: Brazil, feminine, informal, masculine Categories (topical): Foods Synonyms (cool): fixe [Portugal], legal [Brazil]
    Sense id: en-massa-pt-adj-A13RPJbx Disambiguation of Foods: 22 9 25 15 3 13 1 11 1 Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 38 16 8 2 3 11 1 21 0 Disambiguation of 'cool': 73 27
  2. (Brazil, informal) great; amazing; awesome Tags: Brazil, feminine, informal, masculine Synonyms: espetacular
    Sense id: en-massa-pt-adj-oJ~~Ncnl Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese

Noun

IPA: /ˈma.sɐ/, [ˈma.s̺ɐ] [Northern, Portugal] Audio: LL-Q5146_(por)-Santamarcanda-massa.wav Forms: massas [plural]
Rhymes: -asɐ Etymology: From Old Galician-Portuguese massa, from Latin massa (“mass; dough”), from Ancient Greek μᾶζα (mâza, “bread”), from μάσσω (mássō, “to handle; to knead”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ǵ-. Etymology templates: {{der|pt|roa-opt|massa}} Old Galician-Portuguese massa, {{der|pt|la|massa||mass; dough}} Latin massa (“mass; dough”), {{der|pt|grc|μᾶζα||bread}} Ancient Greek μᾶζα (mâza, “bread”), {{der|pt|ine-pro|*meh₂ǵ-}} Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ǵ- Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} massa f (plural massas)
  1. (cooking) dough (mix of flour and other ingredients) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Cooking, Foods Synonyms (dough): pasta
    Sense id: en-massa-pt-noun-31FhLjEu Disambiguation of Foods: 22 9 25 15 3 13 1 11 1 Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle Disambiguation of 'dough': 68 2 2 5 1 2 19
  2. (cooking) pasta Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Cooking, Foods Synonyms (pasta, some types, dried): macarrão
    Sense id: en-massa-pt-noun-pMGO4K2l Disambiguation of Foods: 22 9 25 15 3 13 1 11 1 Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle Disambiguation of 'pasta, some types, dried': 21 66 3 5 1 3 0
  3. a concentration of substance or tightly packed objects Tags: feminine Synonyms (concentration): aglomerado, concentração
    Sense id: en-massa-pt-noun-MdcCuJKW Disambiguation of 'concentration': 3 1 69 10 1 16 0
  4. (construction) mortar (mixture for bonding bricks) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Construction, Building materials, Foods Synonyms (mortar): argamassa, cafelo, rebouco
    Sense id: en-massa-pt-noun-aFCSLd2A Disambiguation of Building materials: 22 9 5 2 3 43 1 16 0 Disambiguation of Foods: 22 9 25 15 3 13 1 11 1 Topics: business, construction, manufacturing Disambiguation of 'mortar': 6 4 4 81 1 4 0
  5. multitude (a great mass of people) Tags: feminine Synonyms (multitude): multidão, povo
    Sense id: en-massa-pt-noun-l8ye65Qd Disambiguation of 'multitude': 1 1 1 1 93 2 0
  6. (uncountable, physics) mass (quantity of matter which a body contains, irrespective of its bulk or volume) Tags: feminine, uncountable Categories (topical): Physics, Foods Synonyms (mass): peso [colloquial]
    Sense id: en-massa-pt-noun-pGbXsTtc Disambiguation of Foods: 22 9 25 15 3 13 1 11 1 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'mass': 0 0 14 0 33 53 0
  7. (slang, uncountable) money Tags: feminine, slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Money
    Sense id: en-massa-pt-noun-jSrItY6t Disambiguation of Money: 19 8 8 2 1 11 1 22 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dinheiro [money, finance, business], grana [money, finance, business], verba [money, finance, business] Derived forms: em massa, massa atómica, massa bruta, massa cinzenta, massa corrida, massa do sangue, massa folhada, massas Related terms: amassado, amassar, massas

Inflected forms

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      "word": "em massa"
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    {
      "word": "massa atómica"
    },
    {
      "word": "massa bruta"
    },
    {
      "word": "massa cinzenta"
    },
    {
      "word": "massa corrida"
    },
    {
      "word": "massa do sangue"
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      "word": "massa folhada"
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      "word": "amassado"
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      "word": "amassar"
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      "word": "massas"
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        "dough (mix of flour and other ingredients)"
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        "(cooking) dough (mix of flour and other ingredients)"
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        "feminine"
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        "(cooking) pasta"
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        "feminine"
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        "lifestyle"
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "a concentration of substance or tightly packed objects"
      ],
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        [
          "concentration",
          "concentration"
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          "substance",
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
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    {
      "categories": [
        "pt:Construction"
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      "glosses": [
        "mortar (mixture for bonding bricks)"
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          "construction",
          "construction"
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          "mortar",
          "mortar"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(construction) mortar (mixture for bonding bricks)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "business",
        "construction",
        "manufacturing"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "multitude (a great mass of people)"
      ],
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          "multitude"
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mass (quantity of matter which a body contains, irrespective of its bulk or volume)"
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          "physics",
          "physics"
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          "mass",
          "mass"
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        "(uncountable, physics) mass (quantity of matter which a body contains, irrespective of its bulk or volume)"
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        "feminine",
        "uncountable"
      ],
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        "natural-sciences",
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        "physics"
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    },
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, uncountable) money"
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈma.sɐ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈma.s̺ɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-asɐ"
    },
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      "homophone": "maça"
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      "sense": "dough",
      "word": "pasta"
    },
    {
      "sense": "pasta, some types, dried",
      "word": "macarrão"
    },
    {
      "sense": "concentration",
      "word": "aglomerado"
    },
    {
      "sense": "concentration",
      "word": "concentração"
    },
    {
      "sense": "mortar",
      "word": "argamassa"
    },
    {
      "sense": "mortar",
      "word": "cafelo"
    },
    {
      "sense": "mortar",
      "word": "rebouco"
    },
    {
      "sense": "multitude",
      "word": "multidão"
    },
    {
      "sense": "multitude",
      "word": "povo"
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    {
      "sense": "mass",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
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      "word": "peso"
    },
    {
      "topics": [
        "money",
        "finance",
        "business"
      ],
      "word": "dinheiro"
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    {
      "topics": [
        "money",
        "finance",
        "business"
      ],
      "word": "grana"
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      "topics": [
        "money",
        "finance",
        "business"
      ],
      "word": "verba"
    }
  ],
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}

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        "cool (in fashion, part of or fitting the in-crowd)"
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        "(Brazil, informal) cool (in fashion, part of or fitting the in-crowd)"
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        {
          "english": "Learning languages is awesome!",
          "text": "Aprender línguas é muito massa!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "great; amazing; awesome"
      ],
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        "(Brazil, informal) great; amazing; awesome"
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        {
          "word": "espetacular"
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        "feminine",
        "informal",
        "masculine"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈma.sɐ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈma.s̺ɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-asɐ"
    },
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      "homophone": "maça"
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    {
      "sense": "cool",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ],
      "word": "fixe"
    },
    {
      "sense": "cool",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
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      "word": "legal"
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  ],
  "word": "massa"
}

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