messa
messa is the contraction of mess.
Meaning of mess
Noun
mess (countable and uncountable, plural messes)
- A thing or group of things in a disagreeable, disorganised, or dirty state; hence a bad situation.
- No, look, I know that the place looks like a bit of a mess but it's actually a very delicate ecosystem. Everything is connected. It's like the rainforest. You change one thing, even the tiniest bit, and the whooole rainforest dies. You don't want the rainforest to die, do ya?2006 Feb. 3, Graham Linehan, The IT Crowd, Season 1, Episode 4
- Synonyms:
- disorder, bedlam, car crash, chaos, confusion, disarray, disorganization, dog's breakfast, dog's dinner, free-for-all
- A large quantity or number.
- Messerschmidts! A whole mess of Messerschmidts!1943 November 20, Daffy the Commando, spoken by Daffy Duck
- Excrement.
- There was dog mess all along the street.
- A person in a state of (especially emotional) turmoil or disarray; an emotional wreck.
- Between the pain and the depression, I'm a mess.
Proper noun capitalized: Messa
Messa (plural Messas)
- A surname.
Forms of messa
| plural | Messas |
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Origin of messa
Borrowed from Southern Italian and Spanish Messa.
Questions about messa
- What does messa mean?
- Messa means a surname.
- What is messa the contraction of?
- Messa is the contraction of mess.
- What part of speech is messa?
- Messa is a proper noun.
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