camorra

See also: Camorra

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian camorra, from a Neapolitan word supposedly from Spanish camorra (“dispute, quarrel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.mɔ.ʁa/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -a

Noun

camorra f (plural camorras)

1. (singular only) Camorra (crime organization from Naples)
2. (countable, by extension) any criminal organization

Derived terms

• camorriste

Italian

Etymology

From a Neapolitan word supposedly from Spanish camorra (“dispute, quarrel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈmɔr.ra/
• Rhymes: -ɔrra
• Hyphenation: ca‧mòr‧ra

Noun

camorra f (plural camorre)

1. (singular only) Camorra (crime organization from Naples)
2. (countable, by extension) any criminal organization

Derived terms

• camorrismo
• camorrista
• camorristico

 

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈmɔ.ra/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔra
• Syllabification: ca‧mo‧rra

Noun

camorra f

1. Alternative spelling of kamora

Further reading

• camorra in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• camorra in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈmora/ [kaˈmo.ra]
• Rhymes: -ora
• Syllabification: ca‧mo‧rra

Noun

camorra f (plural camorras)

1. (countable) quarrel, fight, dispute

   Synonyms: riña, pelea

2. (singular only) Camorra (crime organization from Naples)

Derived terms

• camorrear
• camorrero
• camorrista

 

Further reading

• “camorra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014