how to pronounce mafia

/ˈmafi̯a/

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mafia is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of mafia in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… also mit der japanischen mafia also das …”

meanings of mafia

noun:

Mafia.

mafia frequency in german - C2 level of CEFR

the word mafia occurs in german on average 5.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.