yakuza
(noun) organized crime in Japan; an alliance of criminal organizations and illegal enterprises
yakuza
(noun) a Japanese gangster
Source: WordNet® 3.1
yakuza (plural yakuza or yakuzas)
A Japanese organized crime gang. (plural: yakuza)
A member of a Japanese organized crime gang. (plural: yakuzas)
• bratva (“Russian organized crime”)
• mafia (“Italian organized crime”)
• mob (“organized crime”)
• tong (“Chinese organized crime”)
• triad (“Southeast Asian organized crime”)
Source: Wiktionary
17 June 2025
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
