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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