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mafioso

[ mah-fee-oh-soh ]

noun

, (sometimes initial capital letter)
, plural ma·fi·o·si [mah-fee-, oh, -see], ma·fi·o·sos.
  1. a member of a Mafia or of a mafia.


mafioso

/ ˌmæfɪˈəʊsəʊ; mafiˈoso /

noun

  1. a person belonging to the Mafia
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of mafioso1

First recorded in 1870–75; from Sicilian mafiusu “arrogance, bravado,” of disputed origin; perhaps ultimately from Arabic marfūḍ “outcast” (compare archaic Italian malfusso “wretched,” archaic Spanish marfuz “deceitful, rejected”); perhaps ultimately from Arabic mahyāṣ “braggart, show-off”
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Example Sentences

It is a well known brand popular with politicians and Mafiosi, costs thousands of dollars and is hideously, pugnaciously ugly.

Since the mid-19th century, Sicily has been known as a hive of Mafioso activity.

But one can hardly blame a young Mafioso for laying claim to what is essentially the holy grail of Mafia hits.

It will likely take more than a threat from Rome to change the mindset of a mafioso.

But a Mafioso such as Willie the Rat would have taken that as the good news by comparison when he heard the rest.

He has the mentality of a Mafioso and not someone who has the mind of an ideological fighter.

Sometimes this capo-mafioso is a villain who glories in a record of crime, a brow-beating bully who will p. 164stick at nothing.

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