noun
- variant spelling of mafia
Usage: less common spelling
Examples
- The maffia controlled several businesses in the neighborhood.
- Police investigated connections between the suspects and the local maffia.
- The documentary explored the history of the Italian maffia.
- Witnesses were afraid to testify against maffia members.
- The government launched a campaign against maffia influence.
- Several maffia bosses were arrested in the raid.