masa

The English word “masa” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

A strong form of paper, smooth on one side and lightly textured on the other, used for drawing and painting.
Maize dough made from freshly prepared hominy, used for making tortillas, tamales, etc.

Borrowed from Japanese 柾 (masa) or 政 (masa), an abbreviation of 柾紙 (masagami) or 政紙 (masagami).

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