In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
MAFIOSO
mafioso
(noun) a member of the Mafia crime syndicate in the United States
mafioso
(noun) a member of the Sicilian Mafia
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
mafioso (plural mafiosos or mafiosi)
Alternative letter-case form of Mafioso
Etymology
Noun
Mafioso (plural Mafiosos or Mafiosi)
A member of the Mafia.
Synonyms
• mobster
• made man
• wise guy
• goodfella
Source: Wiktionary
Maf`fi*o"so, Ma`fi*o"so, n.; pl. -si (#). [It. maffioso.]
Definition: A member of the maffia.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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