noun
mas
noun
1
A country house or farmstead in Occitan-speaking regions of France.
"They rented an old stone mas in Provence for the summer."
2
A costumed street performance held during Caribbean Carnival celebrations.
"The band spent months preparing their costumes for mas."
How to Use Mas
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither a rural French farmhouse, or (in Caribbean culture) a Carnival costume parade.
Word Forms
mas plural, mas plural, Masses plural
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Etymology
From Occitan mas, from Latin mansum, "a dwelling" — a doublet of the English word manse.