Femminile

mafia

Senso (Inglese)

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

sinonimi

Traduzioni

μαφία

مافيا

màfia

Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven

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.

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