pakhanate
/pəˈkɑːneɪt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Another term for mafia state.
Example Sentences
- "In a similar vein, political scientist Andrei Piontkovsky argues that the Putin regime is a "pakhanate"—a coinage derived from pakhan, Russian underworld slang for a gang boss—intent on surrounding itself with a protective ring of copacetic "godfather states" to protect itself against change."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: пахан