malavita

Italian

Etymology

Univerbation of mala (“bad, wicked”) +‎ vita (“life”), literally “evil life, the life of the wicked”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌma.laˈvi.ta/[1]
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  • Rhymes: -ita
  • Hyphenation: ma‧la‧vì‧ta

Noun

malavita f (countable and uncountable, plural malavite)

  1. underworld, gangland
  2. racketeers as a whole

References

  1. ^ malavita in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
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