"yakuza" meaning in French

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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 Categories (topical): Corruption, Crime, Occupations, Organizations, People Categories (place): Japan
    Sense id: en-yakuza-fr-noun-fr:organized_crime_gang Disambiguation of Corruption: 90 10 Disambiguation of Crime: 84 16 Disambiguation of Occupations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Organizations: 94 6 Disambiguation of People: 100 0 Disambiguation of Japan: 87 13 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 79 21
  2. yakuza (member of that crime gang) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-yakuza-fr-noun-fr:gang_member

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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