maffia

See also: Maffia

Dutch

Etymology

From Italian. Perhaps from Italian mafia (“spirit of hostility to the law”) or from Sicilian mafia (“boldness, bravado”). See the Wikipedia article for more discussion of the origin of the word.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑ.fi.aː/
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  • Hyphenation: maf‧fia

Noun

maffia f or m (plural maffia's, diminutive maffiaatje n)

  1. mafia

Derived terms
  • maffiabaas
  • maffiamaat

Hungarian

Noun

maffia

  1. mafia
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