Etymology

Camorra

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Today it means: A secret crime organization from Naples, Italy, equivalent to the Mafia of Sicily. Full definition →

Italian camorra ← Spanish camorra
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  1. Spanish · derived fromcamorra“dispute, quarrel”
  2. Italian · borrowed fromcamorra
  3. English todayCamorra

From Italian camorra, from a Neapolitan word supposedly from Spanish camorra (“dispute, quarrel”).

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