masa
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of masa
< Spanish: dough < Latin massa; mass
Example Sentences
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Black also owned a $250,000 stake in Kappo Masa, a high-end sushi restaurant in New York City.
For chicken nuggets, tortilla-based masa and jalapeño buttermilk coatings were the key.
Specializing in Northern and Coastal Mexican cuisine, the kitchen grinds 150 pounds of heritage corn into fresh masa each week, pressing it to order for every tortilla.
From Salon
Having lived in Brooklyn on-and-off, I’ve wandered these streets for years, yet every trip is a culinary adventure — from Astoria taquerias with freshly pressed masa to Upper East Side hotels with thoughtful cocktails.
From Salon
Masa looked at her grandfather and didn’t say a word.
From Los Angeles Times
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