"yakuza" meaning in French

See yakuza in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ja.ky.za/, /ja.ku.za/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-yakuza.wav Forms: yakuzas [plural], yakusa [alternative]
Etymology: From Japanese やくざ (yakuza). Etymology templates: {{bor|fr|ja|やくざ|tr=yakuza}} Japanese やくざ (yakuza) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} yakuza m (plural yakuzas)
  1. yakuza (Japanese organized crime gang) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-yakuza-fr-noun-fr:organized_crime_gang Categories (other): Crime, Japan, Occupations, Organizations Disambiguation of Crime: 52 48 Disambiguation of Japan: 66 34 Disambiguation of Occupations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Organizations: 87 13
  2. yakuza (member of that crime gang) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-yakuza-fr-noun-fr:gang_member Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Corruption, Crime Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of Corruption: 18 82 Disambiguation of Crime: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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