单词 | masa |
释义 | masan. In Mexico and other Latin American countries: a type of dough made from maize flour, used to make tortillas, tamales, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > bread > [noun] > dough for bread > made from cornmeal masa1914 1914 B. H. Ginger Calif. Mexican-Spanish Cook Bk. 43 Add to the corn dough (masa) rounding tablespoon of lard to four cups dough, little salt. 1927 D. H. Lawrence Mornings in Mexico 44 A yard with shade round. Women kneading the maize dough, masa, for tortillas. A man lounging. And a little boy beating a kettledrum sideways. 1949 C. P. Leahy Spanish-Mexican Cookbk. 60 Masa may be purchased by the pound in some Mexican grocery stores and at all tortilla factories. 1975 R. L. Beals Peasant Marketing Syst. Oaxaca iv. 63 Both [chickens and turkeys] are fed household scraps and usually some maize or masa (maize dough). 1990 California Apr. 51/1 Locals and tourists alike feast on chile rellenos or handmade traditional masa corn-husk tamales. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1914 |
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