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Camorra

Camorra

1 9.9
An organized crime group from Naples, Italy that uses violence and blackmail
  • noun
  • /kəˈmɔrə/
: Camorra
  • In Naples, the activities of the Camorra include drug trafficking and money laundering.
  • Camorra in Naples
  • Camorra crime

They came out and made-up the Andranguta in Calabria, Camorra in Naples, and Cos in Austria, in Sicily.

Examples

  • The police have been cracking down on the Camorra, aiming to weaken their influence in the city.

  • His message goes beyond Naples, beyond Italy, beyond Europe (the Camorra has its tentacles all over the place) to the world.

    Blog text (11)

  • The Camorra... buying drugs from the enemy... and selling them on our own streets to finance your enterprises.

    The Equalizer 3 (2023)

  • The Camorra traffics women from Latin America into Europe.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Camorra.

    The Accountant (2016)

  • Camorra. Israelis. Saudis. Iranians. Muslim Brotherhood.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • They came out and made-up the Andranguta in Calabria, Camorra in Naples, and Cos in Austria, in Sicily.

    Anything Goes With James English

  • The Camorra is infamous for its involvement in organized crime and extortion in Naples.

Synonyms

Mafia
vsCamorra
168 4.4

A secret group that commits crimes and controls illegal businesses

originates specifically in Naples rather than Sicily
crime syndicate
vsCamorra
10 4.5

An organized group of criminals who work together to do illegal things

is a secret society that began in Naples rather than a general group

Surface Forms

Camorra singular
Camorras plural

Etymology

Camorra probably comes from an old Italian and Spanish word camorra that meant 'brawl' or 'quarrel'. A helpful way to remember the word is to think of a 'brawl'—these groups began as fighting gangs, so the name came to mean the secret, violent criminal society it is today.