yakuza
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 22
- Words With Friends
- 22
- Letters
- 6
/ˈjækuːzə/
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/ˈjækuːzə/ · /jəˈkuːzə/ · /ˈjækuzə/ · /ˈjɑː-/ · /ˈjaːkʉːzə/ · /jəˈkʉːzə/
Definition of yakuza
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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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.”
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noun
-
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.”
- A member of that Japanese organized crime gang.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese やくざ (yakuza). See there for more details.
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