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maas

/mɑːs/

maas noun: sour milk. Also the third-person singular simple present indicative of maa.

Noun

maas (uncountable)

  1. (South Africa) sour milk

Proper noun capitalized: Maas

IPA/ˈmɑːs/

Maas

  1. A major river in France, Belgium and the Netherlands, known as the Meuse in French and the Maas in Dutch.

Also used as

maas is also the third-person singular simple present indicative of maa.

Forms of maas

alternative South Africaamasi

Origin of maas

From Zulu.

From the verb to maa.

From Dutch Maas or German Maas.

Phrases with maas

Words that rhyme with maas

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Questions about maas

What does maas mean?
Maas means sour milk.
What part of speech is maas?
Maas can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce maas?
Maas is pronounced /mɑːs/.

Words near maas in the dictionary

  1. Maargazhi
  2. Maarib
  3. Maariv
  4. maars
  5. Maarten
  6. maas
  7. Maas's law
  8. Maasai
  9. Maasaw
  10. maasbanker
  11. maasbankers

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