mazuma
[ muh-zoo-muh ]
/ məˈzu mə /
noun Slang.
Origin of mazuma
1875–80; < Yiddish
mezumen < Hebrew
mezūmān set, fixed
Words nearby mazuma
mazopathia,
mazopathy,
mazopexy,
mazoplasia,
mazu,
mazuma,
mazurka,
mazy,
mazzard,
mazzini,
maître d'
Example sentences from the Web for mazuma
But don't forget to burn a few punk sticks in the joss house to the great god Mazuma from time to time.
The Four Million |O. HenryI think you're out of mazuma, and that's why I'm doing this.
The Fiction Factory |John Milton EdwardsWhen they want it, every one of these memoranda must be Johnny-on-the-spot before they can dig up the mazuma.
Bucky O'Connor |William MacLeod RaineAll his life hes had to pinch, and now he hangs on to the mazuma with a deathlike grip.
The New Boys at Oakdale |Morgan Scott
British Dictionary definitions for mazuma
mazuma
/ (məˈzuːmə) /
noun
slang, mainly US
money
Word Origin for mazuma
C20: from Yiddish