'ndrangheta

See also: 'Ndrangheta

Italian

Etymology

Uncertain. Borrowed from a Calabrian term, mainly: ndrànghita, ntrànghita; also Sicilian ntràgnita~nnràgnita or ntrànghita~ntrànchita. Perhaps related to Ancient Greek ἀνδραγαθία (andragathía, “valour/valor”, “prowess”), or to Latin interanea (“bowels”, in the transferred sense of “sharing a deep, exclusive bond”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈndran.ɡe.ta/
• Rhymes: -anɡeta
• Hyphenation: 'ndràn‧ghe‧ta

Noun

'ndrangheta f (uncountable)

1. organized crime organization, centered in Calabria

Derived terms

• 'ndranghetista
• 'ndrina

See also

• mafia