root word: masa (“dough”)
minasa ang arina
leavened the flour
Minasa ko ang arina.
I turned the flour to dough.
Minasa ko ang mga saging.
I mashed the bananas.
minasang patatas
mashed potatoes
ang minasang kamote
the mashed sweet-potato
There are also cassava cookies from Bulacan province that are called minasa.
