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Masa vs Cornstarch - What's the difference?

masa | cornstarch |

As nouns the difference between masa and cornstarch

is that masa is a strong form of paper, smooth on one side and lightly textured on the other, used for drawing and painting while cornstarch is a very fine starch powder derived from corn (maize) used in cooking as a thickener, to keep things from sticking, or as an anti-caking agent.

masa

English

Etymology 1

Noun

(-) (More fully, ''masa paper )
  • (arts) A strong form of paper, smooth on one side and lightly textured on the other, used for drawing and painting

    • Etymology 2

    (etyl)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (US) maize dough made from freshly prepared hominy, used for making tortillas, tamales, etc.

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    cornstarch

    English

    Alternative forms

    * cornflour (UK)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A very fine starch powder derived from corn (maize) used in cooking as a thickener, to keep things from sticking, or as an anti-caking agent.

    • External links

    * (wikipedia "cornstarch")