masa de pan
/masa de pan/from spelling rules
The English phrase bread dough is translated into Spanish as masa de pan.
masa de pan is used specifically to refer to the dough used for making bread.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of masa (dough/paste) and de pan (of bread).
Which one should you use?
While masa de pan specifically refers to bread dough, the word masa alone can refer to any dough, batter or paste, such as cake batter or clay.
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form is masas de pan, where only the noun masa is pluralized.
How do you pronounce it?
/masa de pan/
Did you know?
- While masa de pan is specific to bread, the word masa is also used in physics and mathematics to describe a 'mass'.
- The Spanish word pan is a distant relative of the English word 'company', as both originate from the Proto-Indo-European root for 'to feed'.
- While masa de pan is the material, masas is often used in Spanish to refer to a variety of sweet pastries or fried doughs sold in bakeries.
Examples in context
- Por favor, necesito masa de pan para hacer una barra de pan.Please, I need bread dough to make a loaf of bread.
- Voy a comprar la masa para hacer pan en el supermercado.I'm going to buy the dough for making bread at the supermarket.
- La mejor manera de lograr ese sabor característico es utilizando masa fermentada de pan.The best way to achieve that distinctive taste is by using fermented bread dough.
- La masa de pan está muy pegajosa.The bread dough is very sticky.
- Necesito más harina para la masa de pan.I need more flour for the bread dough.
- Deja reposar la masa de pan una hora.Let the bread dough rest for an hour.
Example conversation
Daniel and Lucía are baking in a kitchen.
- Daniel¿Ya preparaste la masa de pan, Lucía?Have you prepared the bread dough yet, Lucía?
- LucíaSí, la masa de pan ya está en el bol.Yes, the bread dough is already in the bowl.
- DanielPerfecto, ahora debemos esperar a que suba.Perfect, now we must wait for it to rise.
- LucíaDe acuerdo, Daniel, yo limpio la mesa.All right, Daniel, I will clean the table.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, masa, pan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
