máfia
Portuguese, noun/ˈma.fjɐ/
máfia is spelled M-Á-F-I-A (5 letters) and appears 5.4 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 11,602nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Máfia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “mafia; mob (organised crime unit)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “organização criminosa de origem italiana”.
What does máfia mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemafia; mob (organised crime unit)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. organização criminosa de origem italiana 2. qualquer organização criminosa nos moldes da máfia italiana
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of máfia
- máfias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce máfia?
- Brazil /ˈma.fjɐ/
- Portugal /ˈma.fjɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to máfia
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is máfia in Portuguese?
máfia appears 5.4 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).