masa

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-003944",
  "term": "masa",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A corn dough made by boiling corn in powdered lime, washing it, letting it dry, and then grinding the remaining mixture. Water is added to this ground meal to form dough that is used to make tortillas and tamales.",
  "subject": "Plant Production, Gardening",
  "see_also": [
    "corn products",
    "nixtamalization"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "masa de maíz"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/masa/"
}