Standard Lemma guide

Mafioso

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˌmɑfiˈoʊˌsoʊ/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A member of the Mafia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A member of the Mafia.

A male member of the Mafia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: strictly

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Alternative letter-case form of Mafioso.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

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4

noun

Meaning 4

a member of the Mafia crime syndicate in the United States

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor

5

noun

Meaning 5

a member of the Sicilian Mafia

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: Sicilian

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian mafioso, from Sicilian mafiusu.

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: мафіёзі (mafijózi) — member of the mafia — see also mobster
  • Bulgarian: мафиот (mafiot) — member of the mafia — see also mobster
  • Chinese Mandarin: 黑手黨成員 /黑手党成员 (hēishǒudǎng chéngyuán) — member of the mafia — see also mobster
  • Czech: mafián — member of the mafia — see also mobster
  • Esperanto: mafiano — member of the mafia — see also mobster
  • Finnish: mafioso — member of the mafia — see also mobster
  • French: mafieux — member of the mafia — see also mobster
  • French: mafieuse — member of the mafia — see also mobster
  • Galician: mafioso — member of the mafia — see also mobster
  • Galician: mafiosa — member of the mafia — see also mobster
  • German: Mafioso — member of the mafia — see also mobster
  • German: Mafiosa — member of the mafia — see also mobster
  • Greek: μαφιόζος (mafiózos) — member of the mafia — see also mobster
  • Italian: mafioso — member of the mafia — see also mobster
  • Italian: mafiosa — member of the mafia — see also mobster
  • Italian: uomo d'onore — member of the mafia — see also mobster
  • Macedonian: мафија́ш (mafijáš) — member of the mafia — see also mobster
  • Polish: mafios — member of the mafia — see also mobster
  • Polish: mafioso — member of the mafia — see also mobster
  • Portuguese: mafioso — member of the mafia — see also mobster
  • Portuguese: mafiosa — member of the mafia — see also mobster
  • Romanian: mafios — member of the mafia — see also mobster
  • Romanian: mafioso — member of the mafia — see also mobster
  • Romanian: mafiot — member of the mafia — see also mobster
  • Romanian: mafioasă — member of the mafia — see also mobster
  • Russian: мафио́зи (mafiózi) — member of the mafia — see also mobster
  • Russian: мафио́зник (mafióznik) — member of the mafia — see also mobster
  • Spanish: mafioso — member of the mafia — see also mobster
  • Spanish: mafiosa — member of the mafia — see also mobster
  • Ukrainian: мафіо́зі (mafiózi) — member of the mafia — see also mobster