Femminile

mafia

(Inglese)

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

Frequenza

C1
Con il trattino come
mà‧fia
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈma.fja/
Etimologia (Inglese)

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.

Related words

mafia

μαφία

مافيا

màfia

Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven

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