mafia

Significado (Inglés)

1. A hierarchically structured secret organisation engaged in illegal activities like distribution of narcotics, gambling and extortion.
2. A crime syndicate.
3. A trusted group of associates, as of a political leader.
4. (in-compounds) An entity which attempts to control a specified arena by violence or threats.

Conceptos

mafia

cosa nostra

Sinónimos

maffia

mob

organized crime

Traducciones

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مافيا

μαφία

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Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈmɑfi.ə/

Etimología (Inglés)

See Mafia. The sense "entity which attempts to control a specified arena" makes an analogy to crime-syndicate mafias' attempts to control certain kinds of business in the regions in which they exist.