La massa
Example: La massa de gent a la plaça va créixer ràpidament.
Definition
"La massa" refers to a large group or crowd of people gathered together in one place, often implying a dense or substantial number. For example, in the phrase 'La massa de gent a la plaça va créixer ràpidament,' it means the crowd of people in the square grew quickly.
Etymology
The phrase "la massa" comes from Catalan, where "massa" means 'mass' or 'bulk.' It is related to the Latin word 'massa,' which means a lump or a mass of something. Did you know that this term originally described physical mass before being used metaphorically to describe large groups of people?
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"La massa" appears in the Vocaplus list "Catalan - General - (B2) - set 5", containing 111 commonly used words.
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