🇪🇸 Spanish

masa

feminine

la masa

dough

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masa
/la ˈmasa/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say masa in Spanish?

IPA
/la ˈmasa/

How do you pronounce masa in Spanish?

masa is pronounced /la ˈmasa/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La masa fresca está lista para hornear el pan delicioso.

The fresh dough is ready to bake the delicious bread.

La masa total de las personas asistentes fue sorprendente en la manifestación.

The total mass of attendees was surprising at the demonstration.

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Why is it feminine?

Masa is feminine because it derives from Latin "massa," which was feminine in gender, and this grammatical gender was preserved as the word evolved into Spanish. The Latin term originally referred to a lump or mass of material, and feminine nouns ending in "-a" remained feminine through the Romance language evolution.

What is the Spanish word for dough?

The Spanish word for dough is la masa — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchpâtelafeminine
🇵🇹 Portuguesemassaafeminine

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