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mafioso
[ mah-fee-oh-soh ]
noun
- a member of a Mafia or of a mafia.
mafioso
/ ˌmæfɪˈəʊsəʊ; mafiˈoso /
noun
- a person belonging to the Mafia
Word History and Origins
Origin of mafioso1
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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