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单词 mafioso
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mafioson.

Brit. /ˌmafɪˈəʊzəʊ/, /ˌmafɪˈəʊsəʊ/, U.S. /ˌmɑfiˈoʊzoʊ/, /ˌmɑfiˈoʊsoʊ/
Inflections: Plural mafiosi, maffiosi.
Forms: 1800s– maffioso, 1800s– mafioso.
Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian mafioso.
Etymology: < Italian mafioso, probably re-formed (as if < mafia mafia n. + -oso -ous suffix) < mafiuso (1862 in G. Rizzotto I mafiusi della Vicaria) probably < Italian regional (Sicily) mafiusu, further etymology uncertain and disputed.Italian regional (Sicily) mafiusu is perhaps a blend of marfusu scoundrel and marfiuni , marpiuni cheat (Italian marpione ; ultimately < French morpion morpion n.); Italian regional (Sicily) marfusu (Italian†malfusso rascal; 15th cent.) is < Spanish marfuz renegade, traitor (1330) < Arabic marfūḍ outcast, reprobate, passive participle of rafaḍa refuse to accept, reject.
A member or supporter of the Mafia.
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society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > secret society > [noun] > other secret societies > member of
Ribbonman1813
Ribandman1817
ribandist1824
apostle1829
Molly Maguire1844
Molly Maguireite1853
Camorrist1863
mafioso1875
Black Hander1905
Molly1917
leopard-man1929
Mafiaist1948
mafiosa1965
society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [noun] > crime > a criminal or law-breaker > gangster > specific
liberal1638
liberty boy1733
gang leader1775
Camorrist1863
mafioso1875
gangster1900
amalaita1908
dada1917
paesanoa1930
skolly1934
Mafiaist1948
oyabun1948
yakuza1964
mafiosa1965
goombah1968
rascal1978
yardie1986
new jack1988
lynch man2004
1875 Times 9 June 5/4 The malevolent influence and oppression of the Mafia and the Mafiosi.
1902 G. Mosca in Encycl. Brit. XXXII. 618/1 The maffioso considers it dishonourable to have recourse to lawful authority to obtain redress for a wrong or a crime committed against him.
1959 Times Lit. Suppl. 9 Oct. 575/1 Mr. Maxwell also prints statements by members of the ruling classes and outsiders: a nun, a priest, a semi-mafioso doctor, a Tuscan carabiniere.
1969 C. Drummond Odds on Death v. 118 No law enforcement agency had ever learned to cope with mafiosi.
1989 Lit. Rev. Aug. 5/2 Schultz..converts to Catholicism with a notorious Mafioso in attendance as godfather.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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