Etymology

mafioso

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Today it means: A member of the Mafia. Full definition →

Italian mafioso ← Sicilian mafiusu
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The story

  1. Sicilian · derived frommafiusu
  2. Italian · borrowed frommafioso
  3. English todayMafioso

Borrowed from Italian mafioso, from Sicilian mafiusu.

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