masu

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UK/ˈmasuː/

noun

A plant, Hedysarum alpinum, whose edible root is consumed by the Inuit of Alaska.

OriginInupiaq masu →
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Meanings

masu1

noun
  1. A plant, Hedysarum alpinum, whose edible root is consumed by the Inuit of Alaska.

masu2

nounmasu (plural masu)
  1. A square wooden box, originally used to measure rice in Japan during the feudal period.

masu3

nounmasu (plural masu)
  1. masu salmon (Oncorhynchus masou)

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
double island

Origin

masu · noun

  1. Inupiaqmasu
  2. Inupiaqmasu
  3. Englishmasu

Borrowed from Inupiaq masu.

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masu · noun

  1. Japanese枡
  2. Japanese枡
  3. Englishmasu

Borrowed from Japanese 枡.

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masu · noun

  1. Japanese鱒“trout, sea trout, salmon”
  2. Englishmasu

From Japanese 鱒 (masu, “trout, sea trout, salmon”).

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Translations

Dutch masu
  • masusquare wooden box
French masu
  • masusquare wooden box
German Masu
  • Masusquare wooden box
Japanese 枡
  • 枡 (masu)square wooden box
Portuguese masu
  • masusquare wooden box

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

MusaSumasaumMSAU
Cite this entry
APA

masu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/masu

MLA

“masu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/masu. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “masu,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/masu.

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