name
Meaning 1
A town in Tuscany, Italy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Standard Lemma guide
massa
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CMU ARPABET: M AE1 S AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A surname.
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Usage: countable
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name
Meaning 3
A Chadic language spoken by the Massa people.
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noun
Meaning 4
Pronunciation spelling of master.
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Usage: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Qualifier: chiefly African-American Vernacular or Caribbean
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noun
Meaning 5
A Chadic ethnic group in Cameroon and Chad.
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Usage: plural, plural-only
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noun
Meaning 6
Alternative letter-case form of massa, master, particularly as a form of address.
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Usage: alt-of
Qualifier: chiefly African-American Vernacular or Caribbean
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History
Etymology
Both borrowed from Italian Massa, from Latin Māssa, from massa (“mass, bulk”). Compare Massey.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Italian: Massa — surname
- Marathi: मास्सा (māssā) — surname
- Portuguese: Massa — surname
- Italian: Massa — Massa, Tuscany, Italy
- Latin: Māssa — Massa, Tuscany, Italy
- Marathi: मास्सा (māssā) — Massa, Tuscany, Italy
Real reading context