mafioso

Ma·fi·o·so

M0024000 (mä′fē-ō′sō)n. pl. Ma·fi·o·si (-sē) or Ma·fi·o·sos A member of the Mafia.

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[Italian mafioso, alteration (influenced by -oso, -ous) of earlier mafiuso, from Sicilian mafiusu, swaggering, cocky, of unknown origin.]

mafioso

(ˌmæfɪˈəʊsəʊ; Italian mafiˈoso) n, pl -sos or -si (Italian -si) (Sociology) a person belonging to the Mafia

ma•fi•o•so

(ˌmɑ fiˈoʊ soʊ)

n., pl. -si (-sē), -sos. (often cap.) a member of the Mafia. [1870–75; < Italian =Mafi(a) Mafia + -oso < Latin -ōsus -ose¹]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mafioso - a member of the Sicilian MafiaSicilian Mafia, Maffia, Mafia - a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th centurySicilian - a resident of Sicily
	2.	mafioso - a member of the Mafia crime syndicate in the United StatesCosa Nostra, Maffia, Mafia - a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafiacriminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw - someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

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