masa

Meaning

1. (feminine) dough
2. (feminine) mortar
3. (feminine) mass

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmasa̝/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese massa (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin massa (“dough”). Cognate with Portuguese massa and Spanish masa.

Sentences

Tamén se pensa no lume como medio de destrución en masa .

Fire is also thought of as a means of mass destruction.

Son a expresión matemática da conservación de masa e de cantidade de movemento .

They are the mathematical expression of the conservation of mass and amount of motion.

A receita indicaba que se podía cubrir a torta con tiras de masa .

The recipe indicated that the cake could be covered with dough strips.