"mafia" meaning in Italian

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "mafioso"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "mafiologo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "mafiosità"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "Mafia"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "mafya"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "lang_code": "mt",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "mafja"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "mafie"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "roman": "máfija",
      "word": "ма́фия"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "mafia"
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "Uncertain",
      "name": "unc"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ar",
        "3": "مَهْيَاص",
        "t": "cocky, bragger"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic مَهْيَاص (mahyāṣ, “cocky, bragger”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "מָחַץ",
        "3": "",
        "4": "makháts"
      },
      "expansion": "Hebrew מָחַץ (“makháts”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pms",
        "2": "mafio",
        "3": "",
        "4": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Piedmontese mafio",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "scn",
        "2": "mafia"
      },
      "expansion": "Sicilian mafia",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mafie",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maffia",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "mafia f (plural mafie)",
      "name": "it-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "mà‧fia"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "mà‧fia"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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          "_dis": "82 15 3",
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          "parents": [],
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the Mafia (International organized crime organization)"
      ],
      "id": "en-mafia-it-noun-gBTOisSj",
      "links": [
        [
          "Mafia",
          "Mafia"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mafia (Individual branch)"
      ],
      "id": "en-mafia-it-noun-GJn3~wNT",
      "links": [
        [
          "mafia",
          "mafia#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "arrogance"
      ],
      "id": "en-mafia-it-noun-4KwbHBMk",
      "links": [
        [
          "arrogance",
          "arrogance"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈma.fja/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-afja"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mafia"
}

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    "Italian feminine nouns",
    "Italian lemmas",
    "Italian nouns",
    "Italian terms derived from Arabic",
    "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Italian terms with unknown etymologies",
    "Pages using etymon with no ID",
    "Pages with 11 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Pages with etymon",
    "Rhymes:Italian/afja",
    "Rhymes:Italian/afja/2 syllables"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "mafioso"
    },
    {
      "word": "mafiologo"
    },
    {
      "word": "mafiosità"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "Mafia"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "mafya"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "lang_code": "mt",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "mafja"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "mafie"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "roman": "máfija",
      "word": "ма́фия"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "mafia"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "it"
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ar",
        "3": "مَهْيَاص",
        "t": "cocky, bragger"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic مَهْيَاص (mahyāṣ, “cocky, bragger”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "מָחַץ",
        "3": "",
        "4": "makháts"
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      "expansion": "Hebrew מָחַץ (“makháts”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pms",
        "2": "mafio",
        "3": "",
        "4": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Piedmontese mafio",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "scn",
        "2": "mafia"
      },
      "expansion": "Sicilian mafia",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mafie",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maffia",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "mafia f (plural mafie)",
      "name": "it-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "mà‧fia"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "mà‧fia"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the Mafia (International organized crime organization)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Mafia",
          "Mafia"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mafia (Individual branch)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mafia",
          "mafia#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "arrogance"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "arrogance",
          "arrogance"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈma.fja/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-afja"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mafia"
}