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: (file) - Rhymes: -a
Noun
camorra f (plural camorras)
- (singular only) Camorra (crime organization from Naples)
- (countable, by extension) any criminal organization
Derived terms
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)
- (singular only) Camorra (crime organization from Naples)
- (countable, by extension) any criminal organization
Derived terms
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛˈdi.ku.la/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ikula
- Syllabification: ae‧di‧cu‧la
Noun
camorra f
- alternative spelling of kamora
Further reading
- camorra in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- camorra in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Spanish
Etymology
Uncertain.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈmora/ [kaˈmo.ra]
- Rhymes: -ora
- Syllabification: ca‧mo‧rra
Noun
camorra f (plural camorras)
Proper noun
camorra f
- Camorra (crime organization from Naples)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “camorra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024