Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "musayar masara" tana nufin kasuwa ko wurin ciniki inda ake saye da sayar da kayayyakin amfanin gona, musamman hatsi irin su alkama, masara, da sha'ir. A Burtaniya, Musayar Masara a tarihi gini ne ko zauren da aka yi amfani da shi don wannan dalili, kuma yawancin waɗannan gine-ginen an sake yin su don wasu amfani. Kalmar “masara” a wannan mahallin ta samo asali ne daga kalmar Tsohuwar Ingilishi ta “masara” wadda ke nuni ga kowace irin shukar hatsi, ba kawai masara ba kamar yadda ake yi a Arewacin Amirka.