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Where does “mafioso” come from?

mafioso (Spanish) comes from Italian mafioso, from Italian Mafia.

mafioso (Spanish): of or pertaining to the mafia; Mafioso

Definitions

  1. of or pertaining to the mafia; Mafioso

Ancestry of “mafioso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmafiosoof the Mafia, Mafia , mafia , Mafioso; a Mafioso,...
2ItalianMafia—
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