No. 6,218 in Catalan
mas
A rural farmhouse or estate.
In a sentence
El mas està envoltat de vinyes.
The country estate is surrounded by vineyards.
In this sentence, "mas" refers to a rural property or country house typically found in Catalonia, connected to farming or agriculture.
Sempre s'esforça més que els altres.
He always tries harder than the others.
Here, "més" means "more" in Catalan, used as an adverb to indicate a greater degree of effort.
Aquell mas que vam visitar tenia una arquitectura tradicional.
That country estate we visited had traditional architecture.
Again, "mas" is used to denote a rural estate or farmhouse, emphasizing its cultural and architectural aspect.
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