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    mafioso

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Crime
    maf·i·o·so /ˌmæfiˈəʊsəʊ $ ˌmɑːfiˈoʊsoʊ, ˌmæ-/ noun (plural mafiosi /-si/) [countable]  SCCa member of the Mafia 黑手党成员
    Examples from the Corpus
    mafioso• Pulling over, Henry throws open the trunk to reveal the blood-spattered body of a rival mafioso.• This man was not like Rahmi or Pepe; he was neither a hotheaded idealist nor a swinish mafioso.    Origin mafioso (1800-1900) Italian mafia; → MAFIA
    maf·i·o·so nounChineseSyllable
    member the a Mafia of Corpus


    mafioso
    maf‧i‧o‧so /ˌmæfiˈəʊsəʊ $ ˌmɑːfiˈoʊsoʊ, ˌmæ-/ noun (plural mafiosi /-si/) [countable]
     Date: 1800-1900
     Language: Italian
     Origin: mafia; ⇨ mafia
    a member of the Mafia


    Mafi·osoBrE /ˌmæfiˈəʊsəʊ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌmɑːfiˈoʊsoʊ/ 🔊 noun (
    plural
    Mafi·osi BrE /ˌmæfiˈəʊsiː/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌmɑːfiˈoʊsiː/ 🔊     )     a member of the Mafia 黑手党成员