'ndrangheta
See also: 'Ndrangheta
Italian
Etymology
Uncertain. 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)
- organized crime organization, centered in Calabria
Derived terms
- 'ndranghetista
- 'ndrina
See also
- mafia