mas
mas · mas
A country cottage or farmstead in Occitan-speaking territoriesA country cottage or farmstead in Occitan-speaking territories.
US/mˈɑz/
Meaning
2 sensesA country cottage or farmstead in Occitan-speaking territories.
(Caribbean)A type of traveling dramatic performance conducted as part of a parade celebrating Carnival, originating in Trinidad and Tobago and performed throughout the Caribbean.
Origin
From French mas, from Occitan mas, from Latin mānsum, from mānsus, perfect participle of mFrom French mas, from Occitan mas, from Latin mānsum, from mānsus, perfect participle of maneō (“stay, remain, abide”). Doublet of manse.
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