yakuza

ya·ku·za  (yäk-zä)

n. pl. yakuza

1. A loose alliance of Japanese criminal organizations and illegal enterprises.

2. A Japanese gangster.

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[Japanese, good-for-nothing, gambler, racketeer.]

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yakuza [jəˈkuːzə]

n pl -kuza

1. (Law) the. a Japanese criminal organization involved in illegal gambling, extortion, gun-running, etc.

2. (Law) a member of this organization

[from Japanese ya eight + ku nine + za three, the worst hand in a game of cards]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	yakuza - a Japanese gangster Nihon, Nippon, Japan - a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building gangster, mobster - a criminal who is a member of gang
	2.	yakuza - organized crime in Japan; an alliance of criminal organizations and illegal enterprises gangdom, gangland, organized crime - underworld organizations Nihon, Nippon, Japan - a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building

Translations

Yakuza [jəˈkuːzə] N the Yakuza → los yakuzas

Yakuza

pl → Yakuza pl, Mitglieder einer geheimen japanischen Verbrecherorganisation