mafioso
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8.7
- noun
- /mæˈfiːzoʊ/
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mafioso
- What's your interest in a mafioso?
- mafioso in Chicago
- Italian mafioso
- Russian mafioso
So suppose I aspire to be a mafioso.
- So suppose I aspire to be a mafioso.
- Across the street there was a bar where all these mafioso guys would hang out shooting crap in the street.
Examples
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A rogue Mafioso steals onto the train at Vinkovci... as MacQueen and Arbuthnot take the air.
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Finally, he mentioned he'd even treated the occasional Mafioso.
Fiction book (1992) -
The man was definitely, without a doubt, a criminal, a slick mafioso.
Fiction book (2002) -
Another Mafioso cohort is with them as well.
Fiction book (1999) -
You're gonna be made a Mafioso.
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Five mafiosos sit around a poker table in front of time.
Fiction book (1999) -
He looked around and saw the mafioso, who appeared displeased at the way events were unfolding.
Fiction book (2002) -
By reflective thinking, which is inevitable for human beings, the Mafioso realizes that he can no longer lead a life based on Mafia principles.
Academic text (2018) -
Big-shot mafiosos own racehorses.
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The police arrested a mafioso who had been hiding in a small town.
Synonyms
249
4.4
A person who is part of a group that does illegal things
58
5.8
A person who is part of a gang that does illegal things and often uses violence
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Etymology
The word mafioso comes from the Italian Mafia, which itself comes from the Sicilian word mafiusu meaning 'bold' or 'proud'. So a mafioso is literally someone from the Mafia, a member of that criminal group who shows that dangerous kind of 'boldness'.