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How to pronounce mas

Say it like MAHZ. Mas is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/mɑz/MAHZ
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  • MAHZ
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Mas pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. MAHZSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ah" in father.

What does mas mean?

noun
  1. A country cottage or farmstead in Occitan-speaking territories.
noun
  1. plural of ma How to pronounce ma
noun
  1. A type of traveling dramatic performance conducted as part of a parade celebrating Carnival, originating in Trinidad and Tobago and performed throughout the Caribbean.

Where does mas come from?

From French mas, from Occitan mas, from Latin mānsum, from mānsus, perfect participle of maneō (“stay, remain, abide”).

Words that rhyme with mas

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Questions about saying mas

How do you pronounce mas?

Say MAHZ. The American pronunciation is /mɑz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in mas?

Mas is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: MAHZ.

Pronunciation from CMUdict; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).