"maffia" meaning in Dutch

See maffia in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɑ.fi.aː/ Audio: Nl-maffia.ogg Forms: maffia's [plural], maffiaatje [diminutive, neuter]
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. Etymology templates: {{der|nl|it|-}} Italian, {{der|nl|it|mafia||spirit of hostility to the law}} Italian mafia (“spirit of hostility to the law”), {{der|nl|scn|mafia||boldness, bravado}} Sicilian mafia (“boldness, bravado”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-'s|+|g2=m}} maffia f or m (plural maffia's, diminutive maffiaatje n)
  1. mafia Tags: feminine, masculine Derived forms: maffiabaas, maffiamaat

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