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mafioso

ma·fioso

US/ˌmɑfiˈoʊˌsoʊ/ rare

noun

1.

a member of the Sicilian Mafia

2.

a member of the Mafia crime syndicate in the United States

Origin

Borrowed from Italian mafioso, from Sicilian mafiusu.

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