mafia

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (feminine) the Mafia (International organized crime organization)
2. (feminine) mafia (Individual branch)
3. (feminine) arrogance

Sinonieme

maffia

Cosa Nostra

Vertalings

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Mafia

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μαφία

Mafia

مافيا

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Maffia

Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven

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Gekoppel as

mà‧fia

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈma.fja/

Etimologie (Engels)

Uncertain. Maybe from Arabic مَهْيَاص (mahyāṣ, “cocky, bragger”) (compare Hebrew מָחַץ (“makháts”) to crush, though Piedmontese mafio is considered another possible source. Compare Sicilian mafia for more.