Madza

half. Italian , MEZZA . This word enters into combination with various cant phrases, mainly taken from the Lingua Franca , as MADZA CAROON , half-a-crown, two-and-sixpence; MADZA SALTEE , a halfpenny [ see SALTEE ]; MADZA POONA , half-a-sovereign; MADZA ROUND THE BULL , half a pound of steak, . This word is, in street phraseology, invariably pronounced MEDZER .