mafioso

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciationsEnglish: /ˌmæfɪˈəʊsəʊ/, Italian: /mafiˈoso/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌmɑfiˈoʊsoʊ/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mä′fē ō′sō)


Inflections of 'mafioso' (n):
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mafiosos
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ma•fi•o•so /ˌmɑfiˈoʊsoʊ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -si /-si/USA pronunciation  -sos. 
  1. World History[often: Mafioso] a member of the Mafia.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ma•fi•o•so  (mä′fē ō′sō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -si (-sē),USA pronunciation -sos. (sometimes cap.)
  1. World Historya member of a Mafia or of a mafia.
  • Latin -ōsus (see -ous)
  • Italian, equivalent. to Mafi(a) Mafia + -oso
  • 1870–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
mafioso /ˌmæfɪˈəʊsəʊ; Italian: mafiˈoso/ n ( pl -sos, -si /Italian: -si/)
  1. a person belonging to the Mafia
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