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mafia.

the Mafia (International organized crime organization)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈma.fja/

  1. the Mafia (International organized crime organization)

    error-lua-exec · feminine

  2. mafia (Individual branch)

    error-lua-exec · feminine

  3. arrogance

    error-lua-exec · feminine
Where this word comes from

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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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.