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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmáfia
Pronunciation / Transliteration: máfia
"As autoridades desmantelaram uma rede ligada à máfia."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A secret criminal society originating in Sicily and operating chiefly in Italy and the US.
"The police launched a major operation against the local mafia."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Borrowed from Sicilian 'mafia', possibly originating from the adjective 'mafiusu' (bravado, bold), or from Arabic 'mahyā' (boastful display) or 'mafiyā' (places of refuge).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "mafia" is said worldwide
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mafia
Transliteration: mafia
"La police a arrêté plusieurs membres de la mafia."
Mafia
Transliteration: Mafia
"Die Polizei kämpft gegen die organisierte Kriminalität und die Mafia."
mafia
Transliteration: mafia
"La mafia continua a esercitare una forte pressione economica."
mafia
Transliteration: mafia
"El comisario investiga las actividades ilícitas de la mafia."
máfia
Transliteration: máfia
"As autoridades desmantelaram uma rede ligada à máfia."
माफ़िया
Transliteration: mafiya
"पुलिस ने शहर में सक्रिय माफ़िया गिरोह का पर्दाफाश किया।"
黑手党
Transliteration: hēishǒudǎng
"这部电影讲述了一个黑手党家族的故事。"
마피아
Transliteration: mapia
"그 영화는 이탈리아 마피아 조직을 다루고 있다."
マフィア
Transliteration: mafia
"警察は街の裏で活動するマフィアを追い詰めた。"
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