Word formsmásaplural · source-attested · corpus spelling “masá” ×1
Definitions
- 1Ear or grain of maize.
PT Espiga ou grão de milho.·FR Épi ou grain de maïs.
Seen in the folk-tales
- Ubokola mo nzo; uasange muhetu, uala mu disa mo ié funji.He enters a house; finds a woman, who is feeding her child with mush.XXXV · told by Jelemía dia Sabatelu.
- Kala kiki, na Ngo kiene ki azembela o jihombo, mukonda mona ê uatonokene ni mona a Hombo; o mona a iú ua mu disa mona ê.Thus it is that Mr. Leopard hates goats, because his son made friends with the young goat; and the young goat's own son made him eat his own child.XXIV · told by Jelemía dia Sabatelu.
- 2Corncob.
PT Maçaroca.·FR Épi de maïs.
- 3ria hima. Plant of the aroid family anchomanes dubius, with a medicinal tuber.
PT ria hima. Planta da família das aroideas anchomanes dubius, de tubérculo medicinal.·FR ria hima. Plante de la famille des aroidées anchomanes dubius, à tubercule médicinal.
- 4ria lúngu, the name by which muboke is known in the Zaire region.
PT ria lúngu, nome porque na região do Zaire se conhece o muboke.·FR ria lúngu, nom sous lequel le muboke est connu dans la région du Zaïre.