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mafia
English
Etymology
See Mafia. The sense "entity which attempts to control a specified arena" makes an analogy to crime-syndicate mafias' attempts to control certain kinds of business in the regions in which they exist.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?m?fi.?/
- (UK) IPA(key): /?mæfi.?/
Noun
mafia (plural mafias)
- A hierarchically structured secret organisation engaged in illegal activities like distribution of narcotics, gambling and extortion.
- A crime syndicate.
- A trusted group of associates, as of a political leader.
- (in compound terms such as "moral mafia") An entity which attempts to control a specified arena.
- the digital mafia
- the literary mafia
Translations
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from English mafia.
Noun
mafia c (singular definite mafiaen, plural indefinite mafiaer)
- A mafia.
Declension
Derived terms
- mafiafamilie
Finnish
Noun
mafia
- mafia
Declension
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.fja/
Noun
mafia f (plural mafias)
- The Mafia
Further reading
- “mafia” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian mafia.
Noun
mafia f (plural mafias)
- Mafia (Italian Mafia)
- Mafia (any criminal organisation)
Synonyms
- (criminal organisation): cartel
Derived terms
- mafioso
Italian
Etymology
From Sicilian, of uncertain origin. Most likely from Arabic ???????? (m?j?s, “bragging, boasting, aggressive”), though French mafler (“to devour, gluttonize”) is considered another possible source.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ma.fja/
Noun
mafia f (plural mafie)
- The Mafia (International organized crime organization)
- mafia (Individual branch)
- arrogance
Derived terms
- mafioso
- mafiologo
- mafiosità
Descendants
- ? German: Mafia
- ? Turkish: mafya
References
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- (non-standard since 1987) maffia
Noun
mafia m (definite singular mafiaen, indefinite plural mafiaer, definite plural mafiaene)
- mafia, Mafia
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- (non-standard since 1987) maffia
Noun
mafia m (definite singular mafiaen, indefinite plural mafiaer or mafiaar, definite plural mafiaene or mafiaane)
- mafia, Mafia
Polish
Etymology
From Italian mafia, from Sicilian.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ma.f?a/
Noun
mafia f
- mafia (crime syndicate)
- mafia (trusted group of associates, as of a political leader)
Declension
Derived terms
- (adjective) mafijny
Related terms
- (nouns) mafijno??, mafioso
- (adverb) mafijnie
Further reading
- mafia in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- mafia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian mafia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?mafja/, [?ma.fja]
Noun
mafia f (plural mafias)
- Mafia (Italian Mafia)
- Mafia (any criminal organization)
- Synonym: cartel
Derived terms
- antimafia
- mafioso
Further reading
- “mafia” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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godfatherlike
English
Etymology
godfather +? -like, referring to Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather (1969) and subsequent films about a Sicilian Mafia family.
Adjective
godfatherlike (comparative more godfatherlike, superlative most godfatherlike)
- Resembling or characteristic of a mafia leader; implacable, having understated power, etc.
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