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mafioso

ma·fi·o·so
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mah-fee-oh-soh]
    • /ˌmɑ fiˈoʊ soʊ/
    • /ˌmæf.iˈəʊ.səʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mah-fee-oh-soh]
    • /ˌmɑ fiˈoʊ soʊ/

Definitions of mafioso word

  • noun plural mafioso a member of a Mafia or of a mafia. 1
  • noun mafioso Alternative capitalization of Mafioso. 1
  • noun mafioso a person belonging to the Mafia 0
  • noun mafioso a member of the Mafia 0
  • noun mafioso a member of any mafia 0
  • noun mafioso Alternative letter-case form of Mafioso. 0

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Origin of mafioso

First appearance:

before 1870
One of the 26% newest English words
1870-75; < Italian, equivalent to Mafi(a) Mafia + -oso < Latin -ōsus (see -ous)

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Parts of speech for Mafioso

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

mafioso popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

mafioso usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for mafioso

noun mafioso

  • soldier — a person who serves in an army; a person engaged in military service.
  • crook — A crook is a dishonest person or a criminal.
  • racketeer — a person engaged in a racket.
  • hooligan — a ruffian or hoodlum.
  • bandit — Robbers are sometimes called bandits, especially if they are found in areas where the law has broken down.

Antonyms for mafioso

noun mafioso

  • police — Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
  • law — software law

Top questions with mafioso

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