massa
/mˈæsə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
noun
A Chadic ethnic group in Cameroon and Chad.
name
A Chadic language spoken by the Massa people.
noun
Alternative letter-case form of massa, master, particularly as a form of address.
Example Sentences
- "At another dinner, the president, on the removal of the cloth, rose and said... We will conduct weself in sich a manner, dat massa will neber be sorry for what him do dis night."
- ""All well, Massa Challenger, all well!" he cried. "Me stay here. No fear. You always find me when you want." His honest black face, and the immense view before us, which carried us half-way back to the affluent of the Amazon, helped us to remember that we really were upon this earth in the twentieth century, and had not by some magic been conveyed to some raw planet in its earliest and wildest state."
- "Officer.—"What is the numerical strength of the enemy in our front?" Intelligent Contraband.—"Eh, Massa?" O.—"How many men has the Confederate General Blank?" I. C.—"'Bout forty-leben thousan', Massa." O.—"Don't you mean about four thousand?" I. C.—"Yes, Massa; dar's 'bout four hundred ob 'em.""
- ""I wanted to speak to you about Miss Merze, Rhoda." "Yes, Massa Fred.""
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Massa, Māssa