yakuza
substantivocorrente nos diálogos
- Reino Unido//ˈjækuːzə//
- Reino Unido//jəˈkuːzə//
- Estados Unidos//ˈjækuzə//
- Estados Unidos//ˈjɑː-//
- Austrália//ˈjaːkʉːzə//
A Japanese organized crime gang.
substantivo
- 1
A Japanese organized crime gang.
Japan’s largest yakuza crime syndicate has pledged to end its longstanding war with a rival faction and refrain from causing “trouble,” authorities said, as the mafia-like groups contend with falling membership and increased police crackdowns.
- 2
A member of that Japanese organized crime gang.
Etimologia
Borrowed from Japanese やくざ (yakuza). See there for more details.
Formas
- plural
- yakuzas